School run dilemma.

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I don't want to drip feed so will try to include everything.

My son has started reception this year at the local school around 5 minutes walk away.
I have a 2.5 year old and I'm pregnant due May 10th!

On the odd time I have took my neighbours son to school with me when she had an emergency or she was feeding her baby.

Yesterday morning she dropped into conversation that they cannot keep affording to send their 12 year old to school via taxi anymore and as he has anxiety he cannot go by bus so will be needing to drive her to school and can I permanently take her younger son to school and in the afternoons pick him up and bring him home with me till 5pm ish as she needs to collect baby from childminder and it's becoming too tight.
(She is stopping after school wrap around care as it is too expensive)

When I mentioned I will be saddled with a newborn next month her response was "well you would still be doing it anyway so what's an extra child" and I just was so shocked I didn't reply and my toddler started crying so I said my goodbyes.

How do I deal with this without making it extremely awkward for the rest of our lives. As these homes are both our "forever homes"

That's as good an excuse as any to eat chocolate. 😆

He's 12 years old and it's only 5 mins drive, why is her son not walking to school himself? He's high school age ffs!

😂

@CwmYoy naughty 😂😂😂

Just tell this abominable woman
No can do. Short and to the point. I.wouldn't make it all friendly like I hope you manage to whatever. Not necessary. Don't blame yourself for having problems saying no. Lots of people have that problem. Good luck. 👍

You don’t have to try to impress anyone with the 5 syllable words, no one has implied Liverpudlians are thick

Liverpool is a great city with a great accent, it’s not defined by one cheeky fucker neighbour!

Liverpool is a great city with a great accent, it’s not defined by one cheeky fucker neighbour

No, indeed. @LoisLane66 isn't doing it's rep any favours though.

You beat me to it. Years ago 2 mad Scousers had a right go at me poolside in Egypt. They were accusing my 7yo of hitting their 5yo in the pool,(all the kids had been playing with water guns and he accidentally got hit, I’d seen it happen and they hadn’t). My Dd “confessed “ and said it was an accident and was sorry.

They were screaming abuse at her, screaming at me, loads of swearing, calling me a cunt, etc infront of the kids, threatening to hit me. I told them to “calm down, calm down”. Everyone else was howling with laughter. right pair of muppets.

I saw a headline from the Mirror on my phone that sounded just like this thread.
I clicked out of curiosity and sure enough they have used it... Lazy journalism

You’re joking @Happymama24 . That’s the lowest of the low- given we have all experienced loss. Have you a link?

sorry, I thought I was replying to a pregnancy loss thread here, please ignore!!

Oh god! That’s not going to help the neighbourly relationship!

Seeing this story everywhere !

Where else have you seen it?

Bored panda, a couple of similar on fb

You are completely correct. She was attempting to employ you as out-of-school childcare without the pay. Your responses are fine. She is being a cheeky mare keep coming back with fresh gaslighting comments. Stick to your guns. Think very carefully before you even agree to an emergency collection for her, she'll worm her way back in!