"It's hard to know when to ask permission from other kids' parents. Do you text them about whether their kid can eat sugar? Whether they can see certain TV shows? Wether they can jump on a trampoline? It's hard to know when kids have allergies or limitations, but you also don't want to bug a kid's parents about every little thing. However... when it comes to giving kids medicine and medicinal items... you'd think you'd call or send out a little text before dosing a kid in your care, right?"
""I am feeling so shocked and angry," she wrote. "My son came home today from a 3 day vacation with his friend and his family. We were all talking about his time and he mentioned he's excited to sleep in his own bed tonight as he was sharing a bed with his buddy during the trip. We asked if he was hard to sleep with and he answered with 'well nobody snored and we took melatonin.'""
"Not only is she upset that they didn't ask permission, she's also angry with herself for not teaching her kid not to take medicine from people who aren't his parents or his doctor. "I am feeling very irresponsible for not having a talk with him about this," she wrote. "Never taking anything from anyone, even parents. But it just didn't cross my mind, I didn't think I needed to. That was so incredibly stupid of me. I can't believe it.""
A child returned from a three-day trip having been given melatonin without parental consent. The child mentioned taking melatonin to sleep while sharing a bed, prompting shock and anger from his parents when they learned of it. The parents were not asked for permission and feel betrayed by the other family for medicating their child. The mother also blames herself for not instructing her child never to accept medicine from anyone other than his parents or doctor. The family has decided the child will no longer join that group and the parents are seeking reassurance about their response.
Read at Scary Mommy
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