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Husband playing in pub while 9yo daughter under care of someone I don't know

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WonderMum2 · 06/02/2022 18:30

Hi, I'm really uncomfortable about something that just happening and not sure if I'm being unreasonable. I work on a Sunday and knew that my husband was going to a folk session in a local pub this afternoon, and taking my 9 year old daughter with him. She was going to do colouring with another girl that was going there. He said they'd be back by 5pm. I get home and start cooking tea. My DD calls to let me know she's actually gone back to this other girl's house, with their mum, while her dad and my husband are left playing in the pub. I don't know this woman / family but my husband met them recently at a kids event at a local library. The mum was there and said hi etc and offered to give my DD tea. She still has homework to do and said that it might be better to come home once husband arrives to collect her. I phone husband and he's still playing in the pub, said he'd be home with DD by 7pm. Seemed unconcerned that our DD in someone else's home on her own. I feel flabbergasted by his stupidity but just want to check whether I'm over-reacting?!

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VaccineSticker · 06/02/2022 20:53

Few issues here:

  • she shouldn’t be out on a school night when she’s got homework to finish.
  • dad should be responsible to take her home in an orderly time not booze about at the pub like he has zero responsibilities.
  • no you are not being over the top. You don’t know the family, you have every right to be mad. No this is not the norm in the Uk to send your children off with people you don’t know. How much does the dad know them? He had a drink with him and now he knows him? 😂
I don’t know anyone who would do this of course unless it’s on mumsnet.
mathanxiety · 07/02/2022 01:32

@saraclara, if the pub was so inappropriate (your word) for his daughter that letting her go off with someone he barely knew was preferable then he shouldn't have brought her with him to his music session there.

I can't believe there are people saying it's ok to let a little girl off to play with a child in the company of an adult you do not know at all - I'm this case the couple the H has met once or twice recently moved into the area, and all he knows about them is that they play music.

There could have been anyone in the house the girl was brought to. Dodgy uncle, grandfather, older brother, literally anyone. The H could not possibly have known.

buddylicious · 07/02/2022 03:07

@superram

If your daughter was happy it’s a non issue. He knows her, as much as you know the parents of any kids your kids go to school with.

What rubbish.

At school you know the other kids names and can find out where they live etc.

Doesn't sound like he knows anything about this woman!

lljkk · 07/02/2022 07:41

I had a '70s childhood.
I wouldn't want my DH to be upset if I let my DD go with another family like OP's DH did.

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 07/02/2022 11:00

People comparing to a school play date are bizarre/ by this concept you’d allow your child to walk off with anyone in the street?!

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