To think this mother and father should be disgusted with themselves?

[Plinkyplonk]

I've been out to dd's first show tonight and I am so very very proud of her, but, one thing has marred it.

A young couple (who's daughter was dancing) brought their son with them, I would say he was no older than 5.

As soon as they took their seats he laid down and went to sleep, next thing, he was projectile vomiting over the seats at the back of him and the floor, his mum cleaned him up and he was sat with his eyes rolling into the back of his head, face bright red and sweat dripping down his face. His father sat and did nothing, then, they gave him 2 bottles of cola. When someone mentioned he should be at home she stated very loudly "we've paid for the tickets and we are staying'.

He fell asleep again (very very fifully) and once again threw up for the second time over a poor elderly lady sat at the back of him and then soiled himself, only at this point (10 minutes from the end) was he taken out.

NOT ONCE did his mother apologise, though her dad did say 'sorry, he has been like this since last night' WTF? I am sooooooooooo pissed off, a very special night was marred by the fact we had to sit with a sickly smell lingering all night

I sincerely hope she is not going to be there tomorrow night with the poor little mite, otherwise I may have to say something.

Flat coke is actually very good for ketosis, which usually follows repeated vomiting

... and here's a rogue ....

B

Whilst I think one of the parents should have stayed at home, perhaps this was not an option. I know that when my son did his show (school play) all 3 nights sold out quickly,so perhaps this couple did not have the option of going seperately on different nights. And perhaps neither wanted to miss their dd's performance.

But they should have though, one person should have sacrificed seeing the show for the sake of their ill ds.

Franca, I think lemonmade is a better option

Maybe, just maybe, they;d heard that pop is good for a poorly child, without realising that it should be flat, or lemonade.

The coke really is the lesser part of this though, isn't it?

It was camomile with sugar and lots of lemon for me as a child . But a friend has just been advised by her doctor to drink lots of flat coke. Mind you she's 37, not a small child.
I'm not usually keen to take the children out when they are unwell. I'm Italian and we tend to make a big fuss over the smallest of colds . Who knows what their reasons might have been. maybe they were really looking forward to a family outing and don't have anyone to look after their son... who knows?

C

hmm doesnt sound like they have their priorities straight ...poor child

hmmm well we can all make bad calls about a child who may or may not have a tummy bug, but surely one puke should be enough warning to parents that a child should be taken home.

DS2 has just had a horrible vomiting bug. Took him to the doctor as he was drinking past himself and she recommended flat coke. Couldn't get him to drink it though .

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lenny girl, no!!!

Poor kid. These things happen, though. Who knows why they brought him with them? A bit bad they didn't leave after he projectile vomited, though.

Poor child - to have to be sick in public and soil himself at that age is not fair.

Poor people that were vomited on, and poor people that had to sit with the smell.

I am surprised the people organising it let them stay?

Some people have no idea.

I find flat coke great for an upset tummy. Whether or not they gave coke to him pales into significance next to letting the child be sick on complete strangers, and subjecting the child to being brought out when he probably wanted to curl up in bed.

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Another angle to the story.

Both dad and mum wanted to see their daughter dancing, it was probably a moment of joy for them and important to their dd too. They may have hoped that their ds had gotten rid of the worst of it the day before and so decided to risk it.

Once he was sick, perhaps they thought they might as well stay to the end since they'd just embarrassed themselves - and how else would they get their dd home?

When confronted by older parents they were no doubt defensive and embarrassed.

There were there to see their dd dancing, so they obviously do care. We all make mistakes. They are young and inexperienced, give them a break!

Just maybe they thought their son was a wee bit better?

Maybe they had no babysitter & their tickets were for the Friday night & not the Saturday night, meaning they couldn't have went on the Saturday night?

Maybe the dancer really wanted her brother to see her perform...

There could be a whole lot of reasons why the poor little boy was there..

Nametaken.. I could think of a hell of a lot worse people I would call scum rather than a set of parents who were probably trying to do their best but made an error of judgement at that time.

well the young couple obviously made a mistake....but to be honest if i had a sick child either me or dh would stay at home and look after them,whilst only one of us wnet to see the show. poor poor little kid, i feel sad for him

Yes and in hindsight I'm sure they thought the same thing. But then if both of you really want to see your dd there, and your dd really wants both of you there, she is your first child etc, who do you choose? Perhaps you hope that your ds will be ok, after all he's only sat on your knee same as he'd be sat on the sofa at home. It's warm and you've got some flat coke.

But of course everyone on this thread knows better than that and have never, ever made a mistake with their parenting before. Oh no, we're all such perfect parents aren't we?

lol how did you know I was a perfect parent can you tell from there

According to my FIL I am the worlds most crappest mother.... because I don't glue ds's shoes on his feet

He always takes them off.. he's almost 3 fgs!!

I agree with Rhubarb's posts. We don't know what the story behind this was. I've certainly been guilty in the past of thinking that my child was on the mend, only for them to suddenly take a turn for the worse.