To think this was nuts?

[HollyCarrot]

Bringing dc to school this morning, got on train when man and his dc appears at door and asks if we're going to our school. I said we were and he says can you take my dc. Being a people pleasing fool and stunned I said yes and proceeded to take his dc on short train trip and five min walk across very busy roads to school. Am still annoyed this evening, had never spoken to the guy or his kid before, he just handed his child over to a complete and utter stranger!

[Stopyourhavering]

Well done for phoning school, you definitely did the right thing there...lets see what happens tomorrow!

[Love51]

OP, the person in this scenario who is not good at being a grown up is train Dad. You may have been nervous, but you did what was required by a situation that wasn't of your making. Well done

[HollyCarrot]

Shitting myself over potential death stares tomorrow!

[Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost]

Apart from him being a prize piss taker. He must be as high as a freeekin kite. With the greatest respect you could be anyone. You don't just hand your children over to strangers.

[AvocadoFlapjack]

You did the right thing, Holly, this is most definitely a safeguarding issue. As well as being a pisstake of your goodwill it's clearly a form of neglect as far as the child's concerned, which is the most important issue here.

And yy to what Love51 said above. Another well done from me! Looking out for the best interests of the child is what people in a community do.

[MinonsMovie]

I wonder if you'll see him tomorrow. If he is genuinely clueless, and its a scheduling issue, he will need to take an earlier train to get there and then onto where ever he is going.

[AvocadoFlapjack]

Re death stares - well, he knows you're someone who will report things to appropriate authorities now so he may be on the back foot himself. And if he isn't, remember you're not the one who's done anything wrong here! If he's actually threatening in any way, you can easily find out who he is and report him for that too. (To the police, obvs, not the school again!)

[HollyCarrot]

He works beside where the train station is so clearly just doesn't want the inconvenience of going as far as the school and back again. Which is grand except I was a total stranger and as others have said, if there was an accident etc what would I have done not know his name or contact details etc. Dreading tomorrow tho, am not good at confrontation at all.

[MinonsMovie]

clearly just doesn't want the inconvenience

His behaviour is totally inappropriate, but you don't know his motivation. Maybe he has just become a widower and is totally sinking, maybe he's a lazy asshole. But you don't know, you can only make assumptions based on his behaviour.

[PoisonWitch]

It is so lazy and irresponsible of him. I bet the child's other parent will be fuming when they find out!

[fastdaytears]

You definitely did the right thing

[SuperFlyHigh]

No bloody way - you are expected to be responsible for another person's child - what if something happens to the child?

report to the school. I agree with SleepDeprivedAndCranky - it's a safeguarding issue.

[SuperFlyHigh]

if he does ask you again OP just say you shouldn't be responsible for his child, you are not free childcare and it is a potential safeguarding issue which you have raised with the school.

and no is a 2 letter answer.

[BackwardElephants]

Gla d you called the school,!

[CafeCremeEtCroissant]

What was the little boy like? Shy or outgoing?

[NotMyMoney]

If he dumps the DC on you tomorrow take her into the office and if they do nothing call the police. Who knows who he could dump his DC with in the future if he hasn't already.

[Bertieboo1]

Our car broke down once when my mum was taking my sister and me to school and my mum asked a passerby with a child at our school to take us. Extenuating circumstances though - can't believe he did it again!!

[YouTheCat]

What a crap parent!

OP, you did the right thing.

[Spiderpigspiderpig]

Is this a wind up?! It's unbelievably cheeky!

If not, I'm placemarking for tomrrow

[ShiroiKoibito]

I'm not placemarking at all

[HollyCarrot]

His son was very outgoing, very relaxed considering he didn't know me. I wonder if the school will do anything.

[Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost]

He doesn't want the "inconvenience". He should have thought that of that before he dipped his sausage in the source.

[Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost]

The school are legally obliged to see into it.
Regardless of their personal opinion and thoughts

[BigApple11]

Poor child