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To let my SIL go for a walk with my DD?

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Trustwithboudaries · 26/05/2026 19:41

I think i am being unreasonable! But here's the situation. We haven't let my SIL be alone with our DD now 5, without us nearby. My DH doesn't trust her not to eg give DD sweets without telling us, be safe enough etc. She has previously broken our trust by sharing photos without our permission but also has been really good for the past 6 months or more about respecting rules and boundaries. However DH and I still talked about not letting SIL be with DD5 fully alone. We are currently on holiday with her (SIL), DH, DD5 and DD 2 months. After 9 hrs of travel we arrived. I made dinner, we ate, DH went for a nap and SIL offered to take DD5 for a walk in the holiday park for 20mins. DD was crying and needing to feed after refusing all day. I was exhausted and needed to prepare for bedtime. So without thinking I agreed to the walk without asking DH. DD5 and SIL are back safely and as far as I can tell nothing we would be uncomfortable with happened. But I really shouldn't have agreed to the walk, should I? What can I do to repair the breach of trust? This is a huge deal to DH.

OP posts:
Skybluepinky · Today 11:09

Your hubby sounds awful, goes to bed and heaves you to it, hates his sister but goes on holiday with her and you are scared of him.

Costatesco · Today 11:35

Cherrytree86 · Today 10:39

@Ifihadlegs

it would have to be a pretty long walk for a child to return dehydrated.

A couple of hours in mid thirties heat at the beach? I would be wanting my 5 year old to have some water. Medically dehydrated? No. But my benchmark re what I was happy with when I came to my children wasn’t always based on the bare minimum

Cherrytree86 · Today 12:11

Costatesco · Today 11:35

A couple of hours in mid thirties heat at the beach? I would be wanting my 5 year old to have some water. Medically dehydrated? No. But my benchmark re what I was happy with when I came to my children wasn’t always based on the bare minimum

@Costatesco

sorry I must have missed the bit where it was said the walk was a couple of hours on the beach in those temperatures

Costatesco · Today 14:22

Cherrytree86 · Today 12:11

@Costatesco

sorry I must have missed the bit where it was said the walk was a couple of hours on the beach in those temperatures

It didn’t.

Cherrytree86 · Today 14:41

Costatesco · Today 14:22

It didn’t.

@Costatesco

oh right, ok. So yeah if it was a half an hour walk round the block or something like that then water really wouldn’t be required

Costatesco · Today 14:43

Cherrytree86 · Today 14:41

@Costatesco

oh right, ok. So yeah if it was a half an hour walk round the block or something like that then water really wouldn’t be required

Yes. Although with my cousin I’d be worried about road safety as constantly glued to her phone (and she’s 27! Lovely but…. Addicted)

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