To think I need to be there?

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Please help settle a 'discussion' with DH.

We should stay - YANBU
We can leave - YABU

DS - 8, attends various activities in the week. On Sunday we do cricket at the village club. Ninety kids, name on the back of his shirt, plenty of staff and a register. DS knows some people there, it's open perimeter and there are cars / dogs in the grounds. Other parents are there.

I think we should be there, DH thinks I'm over reacting.

DS does two other activities in closed spaces in the week, both of which we don't stay for. We know the safeguarding people / teachers and other parents don't stay.

Am I being over cautious here?

Also important info. They do yum sausage sandwiches for pennies and I can Mumsnet in peace for ninety minutes.

I think it is good to stay. You are showing support, getting to know other parents and kids.it is nice for your child to have you there.

Stay for the sausage butty, cuppa and peaceful me time.

I bet he would like you to stay. Kids love it when a parent shows interest in something they are doing.

Worth it for the sausage butties, in my view!

I would stay just because I can’t usually be bothered to leave and go back. Like you, I would sit and chill and have a coffee and sandwiche.

I wouldn’t feel I had to stay due to safety though.

it’s confusing why you want to stay.

My DSs went to a similar club, club was not happy with parents who brought their children and then left.

What happens if he's injured - those cricket balls cab bloody we'll hurt. Plus all sorts of other injuries that can happen, difficult interactions etc.

I think you need to stay for safety. But apart from that it's quite nice for your DS to be able to say "Did you see me catch that ball? Did you see the 4 I hit?" etc, etc. and you to actually be able to say "yes I did, that was brilliant! You're doing so well, etc, etc"

Oh and another thing, don't think for a minute that other parents are ok with you scarpering off either...,

Speaking as a coach, please stay. We struggle to find enough adults to keep up a great quality of programme, if you dump your kids plus parental responsibility on us then it undermines us when we have to deal with accidents/loo breaks/upsets etc. These things happen but having a parent there makes it the difference between a three minute stop and a twenty minute stop.

Thanks all - but clearly am being completely reasonable to stay. They have bacon now too

What difference does it make to your oh if you stay or not?