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chocoluvva · 01/07/2014 21:16

17.5YO DD is allowed to have her (18YO) BF stay over and sometimes stays over at his. Nice lad, nice family. DD and BF have just left school and it's the summer holidays here in Scotland.

This morning I woke up late Blush to her reminding me that I had an appointment in 45 minutes and telling me that the BF "is here". Last night he had gone on a planned lads' birthday night out in town after which, as planned they walked the 5(ish) miles home. BF lives in a different town from the other lads and us and we live about 1.5 miles closer to town than the birthday boy and the rest of the lads.

So, he had phoned DD about half-past 12 at night to ask her if he could come back to ours instead of walking the extra 1.5 miles. An hour and a half later he phoned again (waking her) to say he was nearly here - so she could let him in, I suppose. Neither DH nor I heard him - we weren't disturbed.

This afternoon I dropped them and a friend at a country park a few miles away. Later DD texted to say she was walking home. The three of them walked back to a shop beside the friend's house where BF's mum picked them up in her car and drove DD home. (BF lives approx 8 miles from us. Public transport is limited. BF sometimes get the use of his mum's car.) I went out and thanked her for driving DD home, to which BF's mum replied 'No bother on their way to collect something from the birthday boy's home anyway - unrelated to the birthday night out'. Which sort of led me on to mention to her that BF had slipped in to our house in the middle of the night after the night out. (BF's mum didn't know this).

If you were BF's mum how would you have reacted to being told this? If you were me, how would you have reacted this morning? MN opinions sought!

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LaurieFairyCake · 01/07/2014 21:20

I would just have checked if it was ok with you and would have said to feel free to kick him out if he's taking the piss.

dementedma · 01/07/2014 21:20

Not sure I understand...where did bf's mum think he was last night? If she is cool with him sleeping over other times, why would this time be a problem? Was she expecting him home?

Musicaltheatremum · 01/07/2014 21:26

If he occasionally stays over I wouldn't have minded. I would far rather they were in a safe place. My son is 18 and his GF stays over, she is 17.5. My son is at uni anyway so just home for the holiday. I'd be grateful if my daughter felt she could be honest with me.( She always is)

Had it been my son I would have been grateful to you for having him..

How did this mum react?

chocoluvva · 01/07/2014 21:45

BF's mum probably assumed he would stop over at the birthday boy's home. I don't think DD knew he was going to ask to come here either.

He tends to stop over here more often than DD stops at his home as we are nearer most of their friendship group and he drives, whereas DD doesn't so he sometimes drives here stays over then drives home later the next day.

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steppemum · 01/07/2014 22:05

if I was mum I would say 'I hope he didn't wake you up' in a not-impressed-with-his- manners- type of way.

If I were you I would be surprised but unphased by him being there, and might have checked with dd that she was ok with him waking her up.

chocoluvva · 01/07/2014 22:18

Thank you steppemum.

I asked him which road they had walked home - purely from a safety point of view - the quickest way is not safe - and I actually wouldn't be sure what route I'd have taken. He said he'd enjoyed the walk but couldn't be bothered walking the extra 1.5 miles back to his friend's house.

DD was delighted.

I don't mind as long as he doesn't wake me and I like having him round - he's a nice lad.

His mum commented that this is the way of 'new technology' - you can ring someone 'silently' so sadly no more need of throwing stones against the bedroom window, unlike in her day. Then I mentioned that the door hadn't been locked and she commented that she often forgets to lock her door, but fortunately they have only ever once been burgled and the thieve only took the cash they had left out, as they did every Friday.

I asked DD if he had woken her.... she is very accommodating and generous....

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chocoluvva · 01/07/2014 22:35

I wondered if she thought I was being a tell-tale.

I'm delighted that he's comfortable being here. But I wouldn't want DD to be taken for granted by him.

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