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Auntie in the park

40 replies

TheJediSmurf · 25/09/2016 16:41

Today I took my 3 dds to the park. A 5 year old boy whose in youngest dds class fell off the monkey bars. As me and the mum are quite friendly I ran over to help as he was screaming crying. I asked him if he was with his mum and he said he was with his auntie. I asked where if he knew where she was and he said she went to the car. So I took him to the bench and we sat and waited for her. Ten minutes later the boy was still sobbing and his auntie ran over yelling at me. She seemed distressed that some one had her nephew but I did explain how I knew him and how he fell off the bars. She made me feel awful, I still do. I'm quite hurt at some of the things she said to me. Am I being too sensitive or is she unreasonable?

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MothersGrim · 25/09/2016 18:34

What did she say?

Janey50 · 25/09/2016 18:40

For what it's worth,IMO people who are in the wrong very often get on the defensive. I have seen this happen so many times. I wouldn't worry about it OP. She was the one in the wrong,not you!

SexLubeAndAFishSlice · 25/09/2016 18:43

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GlitteryFluff · 25/09/2016 18:45

I think I'd have found it difficult not to rant back at her!

ZigZagIntoTheBlue · 25/09/2016 18:45

Also shameless placemaking - often people know my ds when I don't know them, they see him at playgroups with the childminder. I'm happy for them to say hi to him, encourage him to say hi to them and would be grateful if one of them got to him before I did if he was upset!

SauvignonBlanche · 25/09/2016 18:47

How bizarre!

SauvignonBlanche · 25/09/2016 18:48

She was probably feeling guilty.

Finola1step · 25/09/2016 18:49

I agree that you should tell the child's mum. She needs to know that the aunty wasn't supervising her child.

Plus, the aunty deserves to be dobbed in for what she said to you. I bet if she had come back all apologetic and thanking you for looking after him, you wouldn't have thought much more about it. Bad aunty needs to learn a valuable lesson.

EweAreHere · 25/09/2016 19:01

Tell his mother. Please. Tell her. What if something else had happened while she sat in her car 10, 15 minutes without checking or noticing that he'd been hurt and was sitting with adults she didn't know ... like disappearing with someone.

Secretmetalfan · 25/09/2016 19:15

Tell the mother. The auntie clearly is not capable of supervising her nephew. Who the fuck leaves a 5year old alone in tge park, I'd go mental if someone did that. Thank goodness you were there anything could have happened

Floggingmolly · 25/09/2016 19:17

What on earth did she say to you??

TheJediSmurf · 26/09/2016 20:20

Saw the aunt again this morning while dropping dds off at school. Didn't say anything but she shot me an evil look, i fought against my anger and wanting to say something yell at her and just smiled at her making her look like aright arse Grin !! At pick up I saw the mum so went to talk to her. Went a bit like this

Me: hope x is feeling better after yesterday
Her: ??? Looked at me confused
Me: oh didn't his aunt tell you that he fell off the monkey bars in the park while she went to the car?
Her: no shat happend
Me: x fell off the monkey bars when she went to the car and I went over to him and took him to the bench and he said his aunt just went to the car. We sat there for about ten mins until she returned shouting at me !!
Her: oh goodness thank you ever so much for letting me know and I'm very sorry
Then we went on talking about other stuff.
I'm surprised that's all she said!

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Finola1step · 26/09/2016 20:23

shat happened. Best autocorrect of the day. Grin

Glad you got to say your piece drop her in it

SpaceDinosaur · 26/09/2016 20:27

Dun dun duuuuuuur!!!

^^ Sound of auntie being dropped in it!

EweAreHere · 26/09/2016 21:21

I'm glad you told his mum. I'm also surprised she didn't say more.

I'm sure seeing Auntie at drop off tomorrow will be interesting.

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