My mom, who lives next door to me, babysits my sister's kids every day. Mom takes my niece, who is 5, and my daughter to school every morning. This morning she had to run back into her house to do something so left my niece outside my house alone for 5 minutes. We eventually noticed her and told her to come inside. When Mom finally came out and came to get her at our house she started to tell the kid off for not staying outside where she was told to stay. I interjected and told her it is not the kid's fault as we told her to come in. I let her know that I felt it was unsafe for her to be left alone. Mom got defensive and is obviously upset at me now. Was I wrong to take her in? Maybe she is old enough, but she is so tiny and beautiful I am afraid she will be stolen. I still don't leave my 6-year old daughter unattended, even for a minute. Even when Mom came to get her I wasn't the one who made a big deal out of it. It only escalated when Mom was giving the kid trouble. Any opinions?
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