going to be a 'bad' mummy later.........

[QueenOfQuotes]

have to take DS1 to his induction afternoon (2nd one - hoping he doesn't throw up like he did last week LOL) at his new school.........thing is DS2 has his sleep at 1pm-3pm - and the induction afternoon starts at 1.30

So I'm going to put DS2 down for his sleep as usual, at 1.30 on the dot grab the monitor, lock the front door and whizz round to the school to drop DS1 off - then whizz back again

exactly, something about this just doesn't ring true. but if it IS true then shame on you.

oh, yeah, actually now you come to mention it, its probably bo*x

It doesn't seem fair on a 13 year old to be ringing her every half an hour until 2.30 even if she wasn't looking after 4 younger ones at the time.

"but I do think that leaving a teenager in charge of younger children for long periods of time is not a risk I'd be prepared to take."

We left both DS's in charge of a lower 6th (Yr12??) pupil from 5pm until midnight 2 weeks ago............

I don't know whether QE's 'story' is true or not - but I do know that SHE is a genuine person who has children of those ages.

Even less fair on her if you were ringing her while she should have been sleeping ...

QE - I think that leaving the kids for half an hour in the care of your dd would be risky as there is so many of them! If it was that you left the 13 year old and the 11 year old, then that would be one thing (not sure that I would agree with that even) But the two little ones is a bit much.
As an adult it is hard looking after 3 children, let alone a 13 year old.
I dont think that you should do that again. What is wrong with paying for a proper babysitter?
It was not as if you had to nip off for an emergency!!
Anyway, sorry if I sound like I am a lecturess old bag. Just shocked. They are of-course your kids, but I think that you could get into trouble if for some reason they had to get help and somebody found that there wasnt a parent there.

have you met her?
does she had a truck

Queen 'hairy hands' Eagle

no - I havent' "met" her - but her eldest daughter delivers the free newspapers to one of my RL friends. She's also been on MN for some time and has chatted on a lot of threads with no accusations being thrown at her - just because she does/says one thing you think is completely wrong doesnt' mean you have to start accusing her of being a big hairy trucker

I think QE is 'real' (search current convos). I just can't believe she's left a 13 year old in a nightclub until 2.30, ringing her every half an hour. so she had to stay up until you got home then? Nice.

lol a joke

"I just can't believe she's left a 13 year old in a nightclub until 2.30,"

I sincerely hope she DIDN'T leave a 13yr old in a night club until 2.30pm

I like QE and think that she is genuine (although you never know on the internet) but I think she exercised poor judgement

excellent apologies for typo

well you know what I mean, I still think it's not right.

QoQ - bet you never thought that this would get to 667 posts!

can't believe no-ones picked up on my typo which I've just spotted from a few minutes ago

Virtual glass of wine (or is drinking while in charge of minors something that makes us unfit mothers ) to the first person to spot it.

emily - I certainly didn't - as I said somewhere near the start I knew it 'would' cause a reaction - and if I'd had to have had a guess I'd have said 150-200...........never would have guessed this many!

Like I say, somebody I know lost their toddler when left in the care of teenagers. Made me think about it in a different light - I used to babysit when I was 14, but wouldn't have had a clue what to do if something had gone wrong - and I was responsible and resourceful!

QoQ - I think that QE has done you a favor! You are off the hook now

yes theya re both freaks

hunkermunker - I thought about that too.
I used to babysit and was a bit clueless. All the adults thought I was a very mature girl, but I must admit to having my mates around when the children went to bed for parties! Would not have known what to do in a real crisis, I think lack of life experience.

Q0Q's, there's so fucking many of them I don't know where to START!!

ps Anyone seen Tony...I'm looowwnnleee!

as a nanny i think you must never leave a child alone. You are being paid to look after that child no matter what. I worked for a family and the mum would often cross the road to the sweet shop (directly across from her house) while her 2 were asleep but i would never have done it "just in case" something happened.

If you are a parent it is different. Having said that though, Harrison is my 3rd and i still wake him up if i have to go out. I wouldn't leave any of them alone in the house ( unless i was in the garden with the windows and doors open).

"yes theya re both freaks"

can't answer for QE - but as for me - tell me something I didn't already know

PS no-one spotted my typo about 10 minutes ago yet????