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"sponging'' kids

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kentDee · 17/05/2010 23:39

We are best friends with a couple who have 2 boys and to be totally honest Im sick and tired of their children.

We all went out yesterday to a family event, with my dd and dh too. I made a packed lunch for my dd and has soon as the boys had seen her lunchbox they started eating the contents. I intervened ( not for the first time) because she is not old enough to say no to them. It really gets on my nerves the parents dont intervene and I always look like the baddie.

It happens all the time when we go out. They never have sandwiches with them , or icecream treats etc and when they stay at ours for the weekend the kids are always in and out of the cupboards, fridge, wanting to get treats from the shop etc. Its driving me nuts. Its not my job to discipline other peoples children is it?

Do you think Im being unfair?

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nappyaddict · 19/05/2010 00:23

Tryharder You may have an open fridge/cupboard policy but if you had someone over for the first time and didn't know this wouldn't you find it weird that they hadn't asked first or do you always say to newcomers "help yourselves to any food if you're hungry" whether they've mentioned food or not?

kentDee · 20/05/2010 00:04

Wow! Ive not logged on today so just seen all the replies. Lots of people can obv relate to what happened!
I just need to clear one thing up. We were at a fun run and myself and my friend were running while both dh looked after the kids. So, to be fair not my job to provide food for other peoples kids. I cant believe people think its some kind of compliment if friends kids go through your cupboards and fridge. I think its terribly rude and would be mortified if my dd ever did that.

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