to be furious with DH for leaving DS alone

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in a multi-storey carpark by the ticket machine while he came back to the car to put the ticket in it. DS is only just 3. The car was only 20 yards from the machine but down a ramp so he couldn't see DS for a good few seconds. The car park was busy with cars driving past. His defence was that he told DS to stay there and not move, and that he was alright. DS is typical of most 3-year-olds and often does not do what is he told. At the time I was getting the baby out of the car and into the pushchair.

I'm not being over-protective, am I?

Paying for petrol - no probs

Buying parking ticket while lo remians in the car - do it all the time.

Doing what your dh did - NEVER. And my dd (also 3 ) is pretty sensible.

BUT, because of the cars! Not being abducted! Stop the abduction madness!

Thank you squeaver...sometimes the madness infects me.

Wait for dh to go to sleep.

Get a pair of plyers.

Chop off his balls.

YANBU

Thing is, it would have been such an upheaval to get them out of the car, into the garage, pay for your petrol. You could see them, it wasn't like you'd gone for a spot of retail therapy. Don't worry, you did what I'd have done, and most of us, I suspect!

Couldnt your DH have taken DS to the ticket machine with him - my DD loves helping to put the money in and get the tickets, etc and then put it on the window.

I do agree that men are rubbish at thinking of these things!!

Thanks for your messages. Sorry if OP was unclear. DS was left by ticket machine, DH went back to the car to put the ticket in it. God alone knows why! We often have 'heated disagreements' over what risks are acceptable with DS and sometimes it's a judgement call, but on this occasion I really think it wasn't the action of a responsible parent. I did give him a bollocking!

Sympathise re petrol station dilemma btw.

YANBU, he should have left him in the car until he got the ticket

TBH I don't find either petrol station or car park scenarios a dilemma. I have often left mine in the car in a petrol station and also while buying a parking ticked but never by a ticket machine.