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To let my 9 year old become a latch key kid......

225 replies

KIMItheThreadSlayer · 30/09/2009 10:48

......as clearly all my friends are pedophiles and axe murderers according to the government and unless I pay to get them all vetted by the nanny state I will soon be breaking the law to ask my friend to pick DS2 up from school the one day a week I go to take my disabled mother out.
I shall give DS2 a key and tell him to walk home alone across 2 main roads, (better get him a reflective vest as dark nights are coming) and when he get in I shall tell him to cook the dinner and sweep the chimney!!!!!!

[DISCLAIMER PLEASE NOTE I HAVE NO SUCH INTENTION I AM JUST FED UP WITH THE WHOLE NANNY STATE]

OP posts:
ErikaMaye · 05/10/2009 16:48

Monster can I do health and safety for you?

Evenstar, that's me in the middle with DP and his friend

TheLadyEvenstar · 05/10/2009 16:49

oh wow a palace Monster....

This would be good for them to learn the rights and wrong with..

chair

Monsterspam · 05/10/2009 16:52

Absolutely Erika.

No Lady, One's my UncleDad, the one in the middle is my brother and the one on the right is my DP. Sons? Pah!

HowlingAtTheMoon · 05/10/2009 16:52
TheLadyEvenstar · 05/10/2009 16:53
AddictedtoCrunchies · 05/10/2009 16:54

I've just read this through. And you lot are completely bonkers.

ErikaMaye · 05/10/2009 16:54

Monster your brother is hot.

beats Moon with broom Am still not talking to you, meanie.

HowlingAtTheMoon · 05/10/2009 16:55

What's your point Addicted?

HowlingAtTheMoon · 05/10/2009 16:55

It's only cos I'm jealous.

ErikaMaye · 05/10/2009 16:56

sniffs

HowlingAtTheMoon · 05/10/2009 16:56

Are you saying I smell?

ErikaMaye · 05/10/2009 16:57

Terribly.

AddictedtoCrunchies · 05/10/2009 16:57

I couldn't stop laughing between the posts ..then I lost what you were on about...then I got it again ...then I wished I could be that witty....then I just thought...bonkers..

I'd love to put you all in a pub and just listen. In fact I'd buy a ticket.

Made my day.

TheLadyEvenstar · 05/10/2009 16:59

Addicted and your point being???

And Addicted said we were bonkers?? I just found this piccy of her!!!!!

Rhubarb · 05/10/2009 16:59

Tut! There I was all ready to give my very reasonable opinion on this topic, only to find out that you aren't actually going to let your 9yo become a latch-key kid. Tsk!

I see no problems with it personally!

ErikaMaye · 05/10/2009 17:00

Hey Addicted has stolen my self-hug jacket

AddictedtoCrunchies · 05/10/2009 17:00

now I've done the infamous mumsnet tea-snort all over my keyboard!

HowlingAtTheMoon · 05/10/2009 17:00

No thats me, I recognise the red shoes.

ErikaMaye · 05/10/2009 17:01

Moon, weren't my biscuits enough for you?! You had to take my jacket as well?!?

TheLadyEvenstar · 05/10/2009 17:01

No Erika here is yours

ErikaMaye · 05/10/2009 17:02

Wow I look good..!

TheLadyEvenstar · 05/10/2009 17:03

Moon OMG was it fun!!!!

HowlingAtTheMoon · 05/10/2009 17:03

Does it look like it was fun???!!!

ErikaMaye · 05/10/2009 17:05

They're great fun. You get to give yourself a great big hug

TheLadyEvenstar · 05/10/2009 17:05

OMGG I didn't know they had published this pic of me ohhhh the shame