What kind of Christmas dinner were they attending that they felt they needed to leave their kids at home? They sound like real winners.

they would've been sure out of luck unless it was a dinner of great importance they were obligated in attending,but then again why would they forget about that,so yeah they would've been out of luck with that one.

That's no friend.lol

They are not your friends, they just used you. I'd walk right back out the door.

I'd love to know the outcome of this! C'mon, OP. Comment and let us know what happened!!

It's okay, we know you were to shocked and just did your best babysitting for your exfriend. Please follow up, anyway.

No lie I would've kicked someones ass for doing this, it is beyond inappropriate and rude, what kind of parents are they?

They grabbed your cookies and rushed out the door, so you probably didn't even have time to react, once the initial shock wore off. By the time you picked up your jaw, and thought, "wait, what?" they were already gone, and you were stuck with hungry children. The high road would be to do a good job babysitting the kids, and maybe take the time with the children to discuss proper etiquette. Then cut the parents off, for good. A lower road would be to contact the police and report some abandoned children. I rather like the idea of asking the kids, "So, it's Christmas, that one special day of the year when you get to do the things your parents don't normally let you do! Now, some things, I can't manage to do with you, but I'm sure we can come up with some things that we CAN do together. How would you like to paint all the rooms in the house? We can really surprise your parents with your artwork when they come home. Did you know, that in the olden days, instead of buying paint at the store, people would use natural dyes, like from fruit that leaves stains, and use the stain as paint, instead? Do you have any cherries, or pomegranates? That makes good red dye. Onions can be boiled down for a good yellow dye. Or we could use Jell-O and Kool-aid for our dyes. And guess what you use to set the color, so that it stays put? You PEE on it! Really! There's a chemical in human urine that sets the color. I read all about it on the internet!" Then "watch the kids," while they have the time of their lives redecorating the house. Of course, that last suggestion is nowhere near the high road.

This almost happened to me once with a former next-door neighbor. Our kids were about the same age and they would come over to play in our sandbox. So the neighbor shows up, asks if I can watch the kids while she goes out for a bit. I ask Where? She says New York City! No way that's "a bit". More like four hours minimum. I said no and she left in a huff. We never spoke again. No loss. People like that are users. Find some new friends. Join a church group, work at an animal rescue, take foreign-language, art or cooking classes. Good luck OP!

I know Rhys sound mean, but next time they do that, just leave and tell them that you never agreed to it, but wait about half an hour to do so, do. they have to stop in the middle of what they are doing them tell them you aren't friends anymore