Stop playing soccer problem fixed

No, this is absolutely NOT your responsibility while I would have tried to the the child if I had seen it happen she is her mothers responsibility not yours and being “touched out” does not mean you can walk away and leave a 7yo unsupervised or expect someone who wasn’t even asked to, to do it for her.

This child is not her responsibility, she is the responsibility of the mother. It is rude that another mother thinks it’s ok to leave her child unsupervised with another parent without even asking them nor checking it was ok and to then have the nerve to have a go at her, so rude.

The child is hers therefore her responsibility not yours

Absolutely ridiculous. Not your child not your problem to look after them especially when not even asked. I’ve been to many kids soccer games with a baby and there’s no way id run after someone else’s kid whilst I’m looking after my own and watching my kid on the field too!

Wow.. glad my kids didn’t play soccer, but I have seen similar happen at many places.

She needs to learn the new soccer move which is a kick in the klacker

Yeah, this is ridiculous. You don’t assume other people will watch your kids without asking.

Ouch! that’s so wrong. You don’t need to watch her child just because she wants a break and doesn’t have manners to ask you to do so. Don’t feel any guilt.

No you dont need to watch anyones child unless you have been asked to and you have agreed.

Omg people are completely losing it… it is NOT your child so you should not be watching her at all. Also even if she asked, I find quite of difficult situation because you should never be responsible for anyone else child. Unless you offered…. It is a now for me.

This child is definitely NOT your responsibility. If the Mum wanted to walk away she should have taken her daughter with her. Better yet, get a nanny to look after her at home while she takes her son to the game. If she wants the Mum’s to look out for her daughter then she needs to pay them in some way.

Absolutely not your responsibility. If she, say, went to the bathroom and asked you to watch the kid for ten minutes, that’d be one thing. But not asking? Just walking away? Not your problem.

The fact that she never asked you to watch her child and just assumed you would since she needed a break and then dares to become furious at you for not watching your child blows my mind. It is certainly not your duty, but her very own responsibility: you are not the AH here for sure!

Your child – your responsibility. No further comment needed.

Yeah, no. No one else’s child is your responsibility. That’s what parenting is. You parent your own children. This mum shouldn’t have had a child if she didn’t want to deal with the responsibility. There’s also the fact that she’s too lazy to parent properly. Call it what you like, but she has created the monster herself.

Um Hell No!!!! You should not be held responsible for looking after someone elses kid when the Mother just wants a break! Crunchy Mum should be watching her own kid. If she wants a break, get a babysitter or a relative to look after her little darling while she is at the soccer match with her older child. It sounds like you have enough on your plate with your own children to watch, you shouldn’t be expected to look after someone elses child as well especially without even being asked!

You must be kidding! This is like the neighbor who never wants to help you in any way, but gets furious when you won’t help them. You did nothing wrong – she did. Problem is life isn’t fair, and if crunchy Mom is popular, maybe you’re worried she might look to make your life unpleasant? Hopefully you have good self-esteem, so you know that saying no is harder then yes – that she needs to stop being unreasonable. Unless you had a quid pro quo, which you say you didn’t. Stand firm or she’ll only keep looking to use you, and sounds like you have enough on your plate and this isn’t someone you want as a friend.

Wow what a strange mother. Fancy assuming someone will look after their kid when they decide they need a break from them. The parent should at least have the decency to ask. You are not the A**hole and you are not an unpaid babysitter. If the parent can’t handle their own kid why should she think someone else will. This screams of someone that thinks they are entitled to treat others with disrespect.

Wow! I think your response was very well put and you handled it well. Maybe now she will take responsibility for her own child. The way some parents parent is simply shocking. I’m sure all the other parents would feel the same way about this, especially if the child is hard to control anyway.