To think my friend was incredibly unfair?

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I look after a friend's 2 primary school DC's when they've finished school, every Monday. They often have swimming lessons so I take them to that, whilst I have a short swim with my DS and then get ready to get them.

They are on a small break from it so we did a fun swim instead. Their mum asked me to take them to Pizza Express for dinner. The one she was thinking of is no longer there so I took them to Pizza Hut style place instead.

My own DS was asleep and wasn't having anything. We got a huge pizza with bottomless drinks for all of us. The kids had an ice cream each. This all came to £16 so a fairly good deal. Loads of pizza was left over so I packed it up for the kids.

When we got to their house I handed over the change (the mum had given me £40 for their food). The receipt for it all was coincidentally in there to.

I've just received a text from friend saying ''Hi, was your drink at the pizza place paid for by you? Just wondered as the money was for [NAME REMOVED] and [NAME REMOVED]. The pizza was obviously huge so not bothered at that being shared! "

In truth I didn't pay for my own drunk, no. It was £2.70. Yet I don't charge if I've ever picked something up for the boys quickly. I don't charge for petrol going to and from their school or swimming.

Was I really being that cheeky or is she rude?

[Edited by MNHQ to remove RL names]

I'd send her a link to this thread then block her.

There are some embarrassingly tight people out there.

The fact she says she doesn't mind the pizza being shared because it was huge proves she is not happy about paying for the OPs drink.

For those insinuating that this is made up. Report don't leave stupid non clever comments.

@SunshineCake I think you might think it was me who implied that OP is making it up - I'm not at all (but I've re-read my message and can see why you'd think that). My point is that I think the OP might well have posted this with the children's real names (I can't find a post where she says she doesn't use their real names but I might have missed it) as a clever response to her friend - particularly if she knows the friend is active on Mumsnet! What a brilliant way to prove you have the support of a multitude in questioning the ethics of your friend's behaviour!

£10 a
Month !!! That’s what I pay my friend hourly for childcare

Don’t reply , and advise you are ‘busy’ Monday , and stay busy

Oh I really want to hear her response!!!!

Shamelessly place marking in case CF responds

At 20.40 op posted 'just to clarify those aren't the real names of the boys'

Could @Cohle be the friend...?

Thanks, @Vulpine - that casts doubt on my theory!

Wow! Unbelievable!! What a CF! Do people line this actually excist??

If this was a professional childcare arrangement refreshments in work time would be expenses/taken from the kitty. If our nanny takes our daughter for a day out, I would absolutely expect her to pay for her lunch and drinks from the kitty. I don't ask for receipts as I trust her to look after my child so I certainly trust her with a few quid.

The cheek of her!

Only an exceptionally mean spirited person would expect someone to take their children out for a meal and either a) sit there with nothing or b) be out of pocket.

This type of person doesn’t understand social niceties or human decency at all.

No one with a choice would want to work for them, let alone do them favours!

What happened to the just be kind campaign?
Do some people come onto mumsnet just to be nasty? Would you say the RHI gs that you type to a persons face - really?
The level of nastiness is quite unbelievable, and unnecessary.

The CF asked the OP to take the CF’s children to pizza express at presumable what was dinner time meaning the OP was not at home to cook and make her own dinner. Was she meant to sit there and not eat or drink anything?

Has CF replied OP?

What happened to the just be kind campaign?

Not sure what you mean. Some people started blathering on about it on Twitter. No one made it the law.

She probably did mind that you shared their pizza too, by underlining in her message that she didn't you can tell. Very cheeky of her, and good luck finding childcare for £10 per month😂

Surely the be kind campaign should apply to the mother of the 2 children. I would be mortified if someone took my children out to dinner and didn’t get themselves something! The OP was being kid taking those children out - £10 a month for doing so is not kind either

Imagine messing up a good thing for that sake of £2.70

Please end the Monday arrangement. She is the worst kind of CF and she's mugging you off.

I am in awe that you can feed an adult, 2 children who must be famished after school AND swimming, have drinks and still have enough pizza left over to take home - all for £16!!!
That is the bit I find hard to believe

Start a crowdfunding campaign for the £2.70. Post a link to your campaign on Facebook, telling everyone you are sorry to be asking for their help like this, but you’re very short on cash because you’ve spent so much on taking Pizza Bitch’s children swimming and to the cinema. Get as mawkish as possible about how eternally grateful you’ll be for any help they can give you in paying Pizza Bitch back. Obviously tagging her in the post.

Pizza bitch! 😆😆😆