weird, or just me?
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Topic: weird, or just me?
Posted By: lizzle
Subject: weird, or just me?
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 7:54pm
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went to the park with the boys today. quite a few people there. ONe kid started tagging on the poles until I told him off
"i was just testing the vivid" - whatever. Anyway, this woman - around 20 turned up with a little boy and girl. Lewis was pushing Jake on the swing and the little boy ran up to the next swing ans yelled "i wanna swing". the woman did nothing, he kept yelling, so Lewis helped him up on the swing and gave him a push. ONce he was on the swing, the woman left...like left the park. After ten minutes, it was just me, lew, Jake and Taine and these two kids. I asked thelittle girl how old she was - 7!!! and the boy was 4. I asked where the parents were "um...maybe at home?" So these two kids were left at the park with absolutely no supervision. Is that weird, or am I over reacting? I ended up walking them to the park gate and watched hem go home - not far away, but still. just hope someone was home |
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 7:56pm
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She probably left because she figured you'd watch the kids for her! What a cheek.
I would have called the cops. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: Snickerdoodle
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 7:56pm
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I remember at 7 being able to wander up the street to the park. But that was 20 years ago and the "park" was an unused property between the houses of friends.
But a 4 year old? I don't think you're being unreasonable!! The kids are obviously left to their own devices alot, if the little girls reaction is anything to go by  ------------- 
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Posted By: linda
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 7:57pm
| No, I don't think you were over reacting...in fact I would probably have called the police |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 7:58pm
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Did you go to the park just round the corner?? That happens often - on day I do want to take my phone with me and call the cops. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 8:03pm
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That happened to us once up in Whangarei, this kid was there when we arrived and we assumed he was with these other people that were there but then they left and he was still there, and he would have only been 3 or 4 -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 8:05pm
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That is insane!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 8:07pm
| good. am glad I wasn't the only one. i've been fuming all day. I mean, she didn;'t know I was with lew, he could've been a child molester for all she knew. Yeah Becks it was the one on shamrock/chelwood - next to botanical - i.e.VERY busy road. |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 8:13pm
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Did the kids come down from down by us?? ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 8:13pm
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oooh yeah, that's like that alot there.
------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: blondie
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 8:18pm
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Yip i say crazy but yeah there are a few parentsd out there that just think the bigger one will watch over the little one
people like them annoy me... its prob her time out (i mean for herself  ------------- 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 6:46am
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The kids went down chelwood, towards botanical.
I kept thinking, what if we had left? and the little boy...or girl hurth themselves? weird parents. |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 7:46am
That's terrible. What if you guys had to leave, you could have just left the kids at the park on their own. Or if they had taken off as soon as their parents left?  Yep I'd call the cops - not now, but in the moment. It's far too dangerous to leave kids that age unattended, much less not even at home.------------- |
Posted By: nictoddie
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 7:58am
One word or maybe a few " Being a parent is a blessing " they so do not deserve to have children!!!!! ------------- 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 8:12am
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I think that's shocking. As you said what if one of them had hurt themselves (or worse). We used to play at our local park by ourselves too but there were 5 of us ranging in age from 7 - 13 (safety in numbers) plus it was the 80s and people had only just started locking doors at night.
Definitely take your phone next time and call the police. I think the minimum age in NZ for a child to be left looking after another is 14 (maybe 15) therefore that woman was breaking the law plain and simple. -------------  
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