DH LEFT DD (6) ON HER OWN TODAY IN THE HOUSE

[kerryk]

sorry for caps in title

dd1 is of school today with a bad cold, dh is at home (also ill) i went to work and dd2 came with me. i work in a nursery about 40 metres from my house. you come out my door cross the road pass a couple of houses and there you are.

at closing time i told dd to get her coat on as we were about to go home when dh appeared, i asked where dd1 was and he said lying on the couch

i did not want to make a fuss when all the mums were leaving and waited till home to say something, he thinks i am bu, it was for a couple of minutes and only over the road. i his words "whats the worst that could happen"

i think 6 is to young, we stay on a busy road and i was worried that she would get scared and try and cross the road to get to us. i dont think i am being dramatic, i did not think that the house would explode or that someone would snatch her but surley at 6 she should not be left like this.

am i being unreasonable, i know i am to protective of both dd's but i am sure i am right on this one???

Has anyone considered the risk to a child left alone if a meteorite should hit the earth. Unthinkable Could happen!

ahhh - PPH - DS3 couldn't have been more than 3/4 months old........so the "instinct" was still there........had it happened with DS1 or 2 (or perhaps even DS3 now) it would probably have deserted me and we'd have bounced down independently of each other

ive got splinters all up and down my arse. FAQ is a wimp. A flight of stairs is nothing compared to what Ive been though.

oh god I've just figured out Justine.........she's an Aussie........who doesn't like English mums

I tell my kids NEVER to play with fallen meteorites... you dont know where they've been or who else has been touching them!

Yeah but no but yeah but

splinters you say - eeekkk!and all you were doing was warning us mums about fire/strangers/chemical^spills/alien abduction - and hah all you get is derision...well i will be sorry when the wee silver alien carries my wee one away

Come on.... FAQ? I mean, who does?

I see the argument has moved on a bit from the OP - however here is my 2pworth. Whether or not to leave your dd at home alone is to my mind a moot point - it's something you'll always find different opinions about on here. But personally I think it's a decision that parents should make together, and have the "be safe and sensible" talk with said child first. I don't think it's unreasonable of you to go "What? WHAT???" when this decision is arbitrarily taken out of your control. (However I accept that dh and I make every parenting decision together and this is not everyone's style, but that's my take on it!)

Scottishmummy, now come on luv. You bought up the chemical spills and alien abductions. I cant take the credit for those two pearlers!

hoi Justine is FAQ onto summit? are you an Aussie who doesnt like english mums - what about scottish scoffs at aliens mum

I don't think that's true about babysitters having to be 16 in Scotland, is it? I didn't think so (even though ours are always older), and I know lots of people who use 15 year olds who are not natural law breakers.

What would Dr Phil say people?

have you got ginger hair scotty?

Aye justine no wee sailver alien takes ma wean or drinks ma irn-bru and i laugh in the face of chemical spills. im full of fiddle-de-de

I think Miaou hit the nail on the head

Bonza! Haggis and all that to ya....

got the baby sitting age from this site - hope it is accurate cumbria council",

I would say that my DD is quite sensible (at almost 6yo) and, as I have stated have left her alone for short periods of time.

Yes, someone could come to the door. But that could happen when I am at home.

In fact it did. I was upstairs putting washing away last week when I heard voices downstairs. I came down to find a friend of DH (also a neighbour, so used to popping in and out) sitting at the dining table drinking a beer. DD had let him in and got him a beer.

I am pretty sure that she would not be so welcoming with a stranger, and she was told not to open the door when I am not downstairs.

thank you baffy!!

Kindersurprise - but what a hostess you're little girl is!

Oi justine does my bum look big in this dress...throw a couple of sangers on the barbie an get the VB oot the fridge...i will get the irn-bru

That's weird. It says on these Scottish sites that there is no legal age for babysitters: Dumfries and Galloway, Central Scotland police and several more I can't be bothered to link to

Yes i dont actually think there is a minimum age for being left alone. oops.darn internet

it's "snags" darl' - not sangers.
VB's not really my cuppa tea. I'd like a noice glarse of card-on-ay if you've got one?