To feel like the worst friend in the world?

[marry3456x]

So ...I ended up going out with a friend and her 2 kids today.
After her being unsure if she wanted to go out we went.
We went to the park first then the local fairground.
She wanted us to go on the dodgems.
I took her 6 year old on one and she took her 3 year old in the other car.
Now it's the summer holidays so it was busy and about 11-12 dodgems going around.
I had my foot on pedal and her son was helping steering but did keep grabbing the wheel and going all directions (obviously not my child,so didn't want to tell him off )
Anyway a car goes into back of us and we go headfirst into my friend and her 3 year old.
Get off the ride and she is furious with me for hitting them..
1.its the dodgems
2.i didn't do it on purpose and 3.her son (eldest ) was pulling the wheel all over.
Her 3 year old hit his head off the bumper..
I feel so guilty and she wasn't happy.
Honestly I couldn't do anything about it..a car went into us and as he turned the wheel to the left they were there.
Am I a terrible friend ?

No. Accidents happen. Personally I wouldn't have let the 3 year old.go on either!

No, you're not a terrible friend. That's what happens on the dodgems!

I'm surprised they let a 3 year old on. That's irresponsible imo.

Has she never been on dodgems before? If you hadn’t crashed into her somebody else could have. Her 3 year old shouldn’t be on there at all.

Maybe she was just a bit shaken and lashing out.

I'm starting to think she didn't have the seat belt on him either.
I put it over the eldest boys and he was only lurching forward a certain distance.
I think he is okay.
I bought him a ice cream after and he ate it fine.

Like you said, it's the Dodgems, you didn't mean it and it wasn't your fault. You shpuld have told her that she shouldn't have had him on there in the first place!

She was irresponsible for taking her 3 year old on in the first place.

Thanks everyone feel less guilty now.

Also surprised they let a three year old on.

I'm sure he's fine though. She probably will be when she's calmed down.

Dodgems usually have a minimum height, my 7 year old loves them but my 4 year old hasn't been tall enough to go on anywhere we've seen them

How long did she make you wait before deciding that she wanted to go out after all? (I read your earlier thread)

She sounds like a nightmare tbh

We ended up going out for 11am.
She rang at 10 and confirmed it.
We seen little height charts for other rides but nobody stopped us going on the dodgems.

Your friend is being a complete arse, and a fool.

She sounds awful. She wants you at her mercy and beholden to her at all times. You are on the bottom and she is on the top. She is just making you feel bad all of the time.

There are plenty of people out there who are nice and fun. Most people don’t treat their friends like this.

I’m sure he’s fine.

I’m sure your friend is a drama queen.

I’m pretty sure you’d be better off without her (having read your other thread as well).

Hope you’re OK, sounds unpleasant.

She sounds like an idiot.