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Just consider everything I said is true, and what would you do? Someone just runs off and leaves your dd and a friend alone in the mall, no concern whatsoever?
BTW, the parents of the other girl were quite upset, too.
In the past, I insisted on knowing every step of the way if my dd was on an outing, etc. Just this time I suppose I let my guard down. I knew MomA, although I didn't have a chance to speak with her that day, dd ran off in a hurry.
This little episode at the mall shows there's all kinds of parents out there, you can't just assume a parent is responsible because they're a parent. I plan to go back to my style of parenting, at least that way I never lost track of my child.
I never thought you were making this up. I think that was totally irresponsible of MomB, even if the girls said they had a ride or not. Like I said earlier, the girls might have thought it cool to hang out longer until the mall closed and they realized they needed a ride hom. Whatever the case, there was definitely a lack of communication from all of the moms. In the future, I'm sure you learned to know the who, what, where & when of your daughter's activities. None of us are perfect and have all been inconsistent w/ our parenting at one time or another.
Just consider everything I said is true, and what would you do? Someone just runs off and leaves your dd and a friend alone in the mall, no concern whatsoever?
BTW, the parents of the other girl were quite upset, too.
In the past, I insisted on knowing every step of the way if my dd was on an outing, etc. Just this time I suppose I let my guard down. I knew MomA, although I didn't have a chance to speak with her that day, dd ran off in a hurry.
The reason I started off my post in a defensive manner is because my parenting has been so attacked on other thread, to the effedct I'm over protective, etc. I will continue to parent my way, regardless of what others think.
This little episode at the mall shows there's all kinds of parents out there, you can't just assume a parent is responsible because they're a parent. I plan to go back to my style of parenting, at least that way I never lost track of my child.
We are not talking about a five year old. A 13 year old girl at the mall with friends should be perfectly capable of calling home if her ride doesn't show or her friends leave for some reason.
First she called you frantic because her friends ran off and left her. Then a parent designated to pick them up showed up and said "no room for you in the car" and drove off...
Marylee, there are just so many inconsistencies in your story that I'm having a hard time comprehending what actually happened. First, you say the two girls ran off from your daughter, but later, you say that the three girls were together when the mom drove off...? Also, do you know the mom or not? In one post you do, but in another, you don't...? What really happened? If you want advice (which I honestly don't think you do, but that's a different topic), you need to tell us the full story please!
Marylee, there are just so many inconsistencies in your story that I'm having a hard time comprehending what actually happened. First, you say the two girls ran off from your daughter, but later, you say that the three girls were together when the mom drove off...? Also, do you know the mom or not? In one post you do, but in another, you don't...? What really happened? If you want advice (which I honestly don't think you do, but that's a different topic), you need to tell us the full story please!
I called B.S. on the post first, what prize do I get?
I love internet mama drama. It's soap opera for the rest of us.
Reading a thread from the OP is like playing the game Telephone. By the time you get to the 4th page you have a completely different story than that posted in the beginning.
Yeah I can remember hauling my daughters friends around when they were a little older than that and sometimes one or more of them would end up going somewhere else and it would be a-ok with everyone but me. I always worried about stuff like that. Still do. I'm glad that stage is over.
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