To think I wasn't in the wrong here?!

[PenguinBear]

We sometimes have the little children over the road to play while their mum does the shopping/ has a rest etc. I know she is using me as free child care as DP loves to remind me but my dc love her children so I don't mind having them. This has been going on a couple of years now but they are no bother so it's all good. Their father works from home but I usually only see their mum.

She is currently pregnant and wanted to go with her DH to buy some baby stuff at the weekend so asked if we could have the children for the day. 

I foolishly said yes and we had them for about 8 hours (much longer than expected). I tried to ring but they were 'stuck' in London.
We ended up all going out for dinner in the evening so took them with us, dropped them home, all was well so I thought.

One of them left some bits at our house so I have just dropped them over and her DH answered the door and proceeded to tell me off for letting his children have ice-cream.  I felt like saying well come back when you said you would. They never told me not to let them have ice-cream and it was only a small child's portion after their pizza dinner at a local Italian. 
AIBU to be annoyed? I did them a favour imo and feel like I won't bother next time which is a shame as the children are lovely. 

Sorry for the long post, thanks if you got to the end!

[HECTheHallsWithRowsAndFolly]

No. You aren't.

Why on earth didn't you say something?

[Sparklingbrook]

I am speechless. How rude. What did you say?

[ParsleyTheLioness]

Ooh, that was naughty of them. I would be a bit less generous with them in future...

[valiumredhead]

It's such a shame when things turn out like this especially as you were doing them a massive favour. I would be fuming and would have found it hard to keep my mouth shut!

Still have the kids over when it suits you but not so they can have a nice trip out to London bloody cheek!

[pollyblue]

Was it a proper telling off, rather than a jokey 'oh i wish they hadn't had icecream, they were running amuck on all that sugar' type comment?

If he was serious then you are most definitely NBU and he is a cheeky sod. If they had never said specifically not to give the dcs certain foods you weren't to know, and to tick off the person who cared for his dcs for a whole day, and bought them a meal out to boot, is taking the biscuit.

[SantaWearsGreen]

That is soo rude. I would be gobsmacked.

[BrianCoxIsAChristmasPud]

Quite simple, next time she asks you say that after the last time and the comment about the ice cream, you feel you can't help out.

Cheeky git.

YANBU

[Shutupanddrive]

Of course you were not BU, what did you say?

[McPheastOfStephen]

Blimy I'd be rather offended

Just remember you did something lovely for the children..

[HECTheHallsWithRowsAndFolly]

Yes. I agree, brian. I know how the next conversation would go if I was the OP

Can you have the kids on such and such a day

are you kidding me? After I got told off the last time I did you a favour? No chance, pal!

[cornycarrotshack]

What a rude man
don't have them next time and tell them why

[BalthierBunansa]

YANBU, they should have told you if they weren't allowed certain foods, especially since you were obviously going to have to feed them as they were out so long. If I was their parents, I would have paid you back for the meal!

[KenLeeeeeeeInnaSantaHat]

You were absolutely not BU! What a bloody cheek of their dad!

[DialMforMummy]

Did you pay for their meals as well?
They are very rude.

[lisad123]

How rude!

[PenguinBear]

To those who asked, it felt like a proper telling off ( think when the head hauls you into the office) and I was quite shocked and said I was very sorry . I then had a little cry (in private) as i felt like i'd done something wrong and am now not upset just annoyed about it.

[BalthierBunansa]

DialMforMummy I love your username

[BridgetBidet]

Cheeky git. You were totally right.

[PenguinBear]

No they didn't offer to pay me back either!

[LyingWitchInTheWardrobe2726]

Present him with the bill - for the dinner and your childminding services for the evening. See how he likes that.

[GoldQuintessenceAndMyhrr]

How rude. What a nasty man.

[pictish]

How unspeakably rude of him!!

Next time they ask - bring this up.

[fuzzpig]

Ungrateful git. Unless the DCs have allergies or something but I assume this would have been mentioned.

Well, you know what your response is next time they ask a favour!

[PenguinBear]

Thank you for your comment McPheastOfStephen, you're right, the children had a nice time and maybe in years to come if we are no longer in contact they'll still remember me as xx's mummy who looked after us and took us out to nice places

[BlueberryHill]

Please tell me that you aren't going to do this for them again and tell them why. I hate it when people behave like right arses and get away with it.