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Originally Posted by ernie

Not quite....first it was telling them they were going shopping in a city 4 hours away so the kids would be on their own for a long time (in the kids minds). They didn't say don't eat the danish because it was full of bugs. They never told them not to eat the danish at all before leaving (not sure that actually matters to tell you the truth...leave kids alone with sweets they will eat them. The only lesson to be learned is don't leave kids alone with sweets if you expect them to be there later). It was a call while out where they asked if he had eaten the danish because they were full of bugs. He said he had eaten it along with his friend next door. They said the bugs will make you very sick. He got worked up, worried for himself and his friend and started to make their way to our house. They were intercepted on the way so they never made it to our house.

Then of course the one parent decided to have a laugh about it on facebook. And that stemmed this thread. Until I talk to them I will not fully form the judgement in my mind.

Either way it's still treating the kids like they are some sort of experiment and it all rubs me completely the wrong way. There was no lesson being taught here and if there was it could certainly be taught in a much different way then making your kid think his health and the health of their friend is in danger. And to the credit of the facebook friends when they usually pull these pranks and post the story they get a lot of comments of "wow. hilarious!" and this time there isn't a comment. Not one. It would seem this story did not go over well with anyone.

"...and that's why you always leave a note!"