...to be angry at DSs 'friend' for abandoning him

[MrsMuddlePluck]

Boys at Reading Festival. My DS had his debit card nicked so no money to get train home. His friend got a lift from his Mum in a 7 seater car home to a street half a mile from our house. Told my son it wasn't his problem that he couldnt get home. Took 4 hours for my DH to find DS to fetch him home. In the meantime he had a panic attack - hungry, dehydrated, lonely & upset.

AIBU to want to slap this selfish little sh#t for leaving him behind?

YANBU. Son's friend and his mother both awful, selfish and irresponsible.

Doesent matter if he is 18 and an adult, yiu still need help sometimes, and to rely on the kindness of others. He's friend was crap, he woukd be a friend no more.

Whatever next, panic attacks can happen to anyone at any time, mine started at 17, no I was not in drink and drugs 🤔

YANBU. That's nasty. Your son should confront him. I would be so upset if I had my card and ticket stolen and was dumped at a festival. I am nearly twice the age of this kid. Train drivers don't normally let you on the train if you have lost your ticket. His phone may have been out of charge. I doubt the police would have cared. What the fuck is the welfare tent and presumably they close when the festival ends?

That 'friend', I use the term loosely, is a thoroughly nasty piece of work. I thought mabey just mabey he was younger like 14/15 ab it immature, but he is an adult, and a pretty nasty one at that. Not a nice person, would be the type to walk past a person in need. I am shocked by some of the responses of posters on here. Just because he is 18, and technically an adult, does not mean he automatically knows the ways of the world, and what to do. How many of you perfect people, have been in a difficult situation.

Also I don't think the mother knew about it, the 'friend' probably did not even ask if she could give op ds a lift. I bet she would be mortified of the situation. I would be inclined if you can, to phone her or write an e mail of the situation, just so she knows.

That 'friend', I use the term loosely, is a thoroughly nasty piece of work.

That's a bit unfair! You don't know that at all. There is obviously a lot of detail missing here.

Well he is, Migtaleve, takes a nasty person to treat someone like that! Yes hardly kind and caring is he!

Friend was nasty, but OP's 18 yr old seems to be completely devoid of common sense.

choli he's 18 fgs, not 38! Not everybody would know what to do, that would throw me at 40!. Plus he sounds a bit anxious. Sometimes we have to rely on the kindness of others to help us! How cold you sound.

Strange there's no more update from OP. Maybe the full story has now come out and she's embarrassed about painting her own ds as a naive victim, and leading us to believe the friend and his mother are nasty pieces of work, when it's nothing of the sort???

Or Mabey some of the nasty posts has put her off.

Nest of vipers, and all that!

Windytwigs I think you might be right.

How many of the 7 seats were free? You said they were with a larger group so perhaps they were all full.

TBH, I can see this happening if someone's been a complete pain in the arse all weekend disappearing off or getting wrecked the friend might not feel that somebody else from the group should lose their space because he got so wrecked all his stuff disappeared.

Why the fuck is it the responsibility of the police to deal with it?

Actually, if you're stranded you can report to the police station (particularly if due to a crime) and they will give you a docket which allows you free travel.

I'm waiting to hear his side of the story before passing judgement. Didn't dp get some of the story on the way home?

Nothing added about why they went their seperate ways?