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To not want friends DS to give DD sweets

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paardensharon · 23/09/2023 21:30

This is my first post but I want to know if I'm bu before I say anything.

My DD was going to a childminder from 10 months, we liked her but I split with her dad so we moved. I was going to find another but my close friend offered to look after her, she used to work in a nursery and I trusted her and I was paying her. She would have her 2 days a week as that's all I was working at the time. My DD is now 5 and in year 1 so I don't need her to look after her as much. I work 5 days a week. I WFH two days and I'm in the office 3 days. Although of a Friday I finish early so I don't need childcare for that day. Friend picks her up the other 2 days and I pick her up the days I WFH.

Her child goes to the same school as DD but is in another class, they get along well. My friend was picking her up at first but now her older DS is, he's 20. At first it was just here and there if friend had an appointment but for the past few weeks her DS has been. I don't mind as I know my friend is doing me a big favour and I am grateful for her. However, everyday she has been coming home with lollipops/little packs of haribos/chocolate in her bag which friends DS has given her. When the weather was hot he was buying DD and his sister ice cream which I only know about as DD told me.

Yesterday, I had an appointment so I asked if friend could do pickup but I didn't need her to give her any dinner and she'd only be with her for half an hour-an hour. Friend agreed but her DS picked her up again she came home with sweets but she had a little teddy as well that he had bought her. She said the other girl had one as well so I imagine so DD wasn't left out. But then again he couldve given it his sister when DD had been picked up.

AIBU in not wanting him to give her sweets(and now a teddy)? Just to add, I do trust him and I've known him and my friend for 10 years.

OP posts:
TwoShades1 · 07/03/2024 08:33

If you aren’t happy then you need to find different childcare. However I think he sounds like a really nice young man. He probably just wants to be liked and try and connect with his sister. They obviously have a big age gap which can make it hard. It’s very nice that he is treating your daughter too so she isn’t left out.

ohdamnitjanet · 07/03/2024 08:45

paintityellow · 23/09/2023 22:20

Sounds like he's just trying to be nice.
This thread is quite depressing to read.

Isn’t it just. If someone thought that about my 24 yr ds ( who likes kids, how dare he ) I’d be devastated. Not that she shouldn’t be told who’s collecting dd in advance, tbf, but poor bloke.

Beezknees · 07/03/2024 08:46

The post is 6 months old so OP has probably sorted it by now.

Everythinggreen · 08/03/2024 09:59

The immediate jump to grooming by some posters is seriously depressing, when it's just the case of an young bloke treating his little sisters friend the same as his little sis.

There's a big age gap between me and my brother (sounds pretty similer to the one mentioned) and bless him, when he started working I was still so little and he used always be treating me to things, and guess what, if I had my friend with me he did with her too. He says he just loved being in a position he could, was like a novelty that he had so much spare cash suddenly and to see how happy I was, esp when he took me out somewhere. He never stopped seeing me as his baby sister. Never anything dodgy, and he is the nicest guy!

Not all young men are weirdos! JFC.

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