A lot has happened in the last month where im concerned. I've moved into my first home onto my own and to be honest i am struggling but then again i havent found my feet yet.
I have a group of friends i hold close and since i've moved (if anything closer to them) i've started feeling left out of things. My OH said maybe its all in my head but im not so sure. I'm not sure if my memory is becoming an issue or if there is a problem. Here are some examples;
There is a Christmas lunch that is usually planned before the kids break up. One of the friends asked me if i needed a lift to the meal. I wasnt told anything about it.
Then theres the kids Christmas party at another friends house. I was asked what i was bringing food wise to the party. I didnt know about that.
The new years party - i only know of it through someone else whos invited and they knew last week. I found out today.
I haven't been around them much because along with getting Christmas things i've still not finished unpacking and am feeling drained. I've also been round a friend of mines for a cuppa one afternoon a week for the last 3 weeks. My group of friends dont like her. I dont know why but they dont. She's trying to become part of the group and did get upset about it yesterday because she felt by talking to me and having a cuppa with me it was causing problems.
It was topped off today by me being told by again someone who is just invited that after a assembly for the kids next week, the group are going to a friends house with a few other people and was i coming. I didnt know about it until the invited person told me. When i said i hadnt been told she said: Thats probably because the girls said that you'll probably be with that woman again.
That was rude to call my friend "that woman" when she has a name and they're fully aware of what her name is. Now although im hurt by the fact that they hardly talk to me now let alone tell me things, i was also hurt by the immature way they're dealing with this.
My OH suggested i get the girls round mine for a cuppa and clear the air. I think its a good idea. But would i be unreasonable to do this?
Well, i went to see the one person out of that group that i trust and you know what it was? Because i've been stressed lately with having my first home and have only been in the house 1 month (today) i've not found my feet yet, am struggling to find my feet and make ends meet and because of this i dont tend to be all bouncing off walls and i dont tend to talk a lot because its the only thing on my mind. So because of this, the girls havent been happy with me because i've been moody and have taken it out on them. So instead of pulling me aside and saying "c'mon lets sit down together and you can tell us whats wrong, we want to help you" they spent 2 weeks talking about it among themselves.
I made it clear to this person that i wont tolerate that whatsoever. If there is a problem to do with me then they come to me. Im not in school anymore and i cant help a situation im involved in if no one tells me what i've done wrong. I also told her that to me its such a petty thing and that i should be considering if i want to be around people who'd rather talk behind my back about it than come to me. I live up the road from 3 of these girls. Why not call me? Why not come over? I also made it aware to her that how they are around my friend who isnt in the group is horrible and down right unacceptable. Im not saying they've got to be friends etc, but if im stood with this friend talking to her and one of the girls comes to talk to me, at least say hello to the woman! Dont pure blank ignore her.
I'm yet to apologise to the girls for how i've behaved towards them, but i shall do so on monday when i see them, as i will also let them know that if in future there is a problem or they are concerned, bloody well talk to me! Dont do it behind my back.
That was what the fuss was all about. I got upset. I got angry. My friend got upset. For that.
FergusSingsTheBlues
Sat 08-Dec-12 07:29:57
The "girls" aren't a cult, they are supposed to be your mates. So "they are not happy" with you? everybody knows moving is stressful, a decent set of friends would understand that and would already have been offering help. They sound like total bitches, to be honest. Start yer own clique.
MerryKissMyArse
Sat 08-Dec-12 08:40:05
Blimey. Do these 'girls' all move and think as one? 
There are some weird dynamics going on in this friendship group.
stifnstav
Sat 08-Dec-12 10:53:41
You're apologising on Monday? Fuck that!
RyleDup
Sat 08-Dec-12 11:09:00
Ewww, they sound vile. I wouldn't apologise, I'd walk away.
ChippingInAWinterWonderland
Sat 08-Dec-12 11:19:56
I'm yet to apologise to the girls for how i've behaved towards them, but i shall do so on monday when i see them
If you apologise to them I will hunt you down and beat you with a soggy bus ticket!!!! Fuck that - they have been nasty, pathetic, childish bitches. Time to move on from them my friend. Really - they are fucking pathetic. They should be supporting you and helping you.
If one of your friends said this...
I've been stressed lately with having my first home and have only been in the house 1 month (today) i've not found my feet yet, am struggling to find my feet and make ends meet and because of this i dont tend to be all bouncing off walls and i dont tend to talk a lot because its the only thing on my mind
What would you do - would you help or would you bitch to your other friends?
So because of this, the girls havent been happy with me because i've been moody and have taken it out on them
Jesus wept - how old are they and what kind of coven is it - they aren't happy with me?!
So instead of pulling me aside and saying "c'mon lets sit down together and you can tell us whats wrong, we want to help you" they spent 2 weeks talking about it among themselves
You have said yourself what they should have done, why the FUCK are YOU apologising to this bunch of nasty bitches?
Just improve your life 100000000 fold and dump their stupid asses.
Molepomandmistletoe
Sat 08-Dec-12 12:57:25
Dont you DARE apologise to them, you've done nothing wrong. Instead of asking you why your mood has changed, let alone realise it's because you are moving, they've been bitching about you to eachother because you've DARED let something else occupy your mind instead of them.
Get rid.
HECTheHallsWithRowsAndFolly
Sat 08-Dec-12 13:00:22
find new friends.
Preferably ones whose age is in double figures!
BackforGood
Sat 08-Dec-12 13:18:55
complexnumber if this were typical of female behaviour, then clearly I'm some kind of honary bloke too. Absolutely ridiculous. I was going to say childish, but niether of my dds (14 and 11) would either act or respond like this either, so I don't want to insult children by using that phrase.
FushiaFernica
Sat 08-Dec-12 14:16:33
I don't think that you are overreacting, it does sound like they have pushed you out because of this friend, they are being very bitchy towards you. I don't feel you have done anything that needs apologising for, I think you need to walk away from these 'friends.' I feel sad for you it should be a special time moving into your first home, find something to distract yourself from their horrible behaviour.
baremadness
Sat 08-Dec-12 14:52:28
Why are these friends that important. Sounds like you have others so let the ones that aren't worth it go!
After sleeping on it I've done a lot of laughing about how silly it is. I've spoke to the person i spoke to yesterday. Shes already told a few of the others that i spoke to her and what i said and they're "fine with me" and dont think i should apologise. Happy days! I wont be apologising and even if i had it wouldnt have been heart felt, it would purely be because out of them all i'd feel the most adult by doing so. I dont know if things will change, tbh i doubt they will but thats fine. I've done nothing wrong. I know that. Not everyone knows how to scream for help.
thebody
Sat 08-Dec-12 15:51:51
Jesus Christ!!! How old are you all?
justmyview
Sat 08-Dec-12 16:04:44
Friendships shouldn't be such hard work. I don't think your new friend should try to barge into a group who (for whatever reason) aren't too keen on her. You can see her separately
exoticfruits
Sat 08-Dec-12 16:07:27
Good grief! Give them a miss-find new friends!
ChippingInAWinterWonderland
Sat 08-Dec-12 16:11:48
Emmielu - I'm trying not to be too harsh because you sound quite fragile. You need to open your eyes - they are most definitely not friends. Stop wasting your time & energy on them completely - focus on the people who make you feel good, who you don't have to perform for and who will help you when you are down, not this bunch of losers who only bitch about you when you are down.
You would be a lovely friend, stop wasting you friendship on these cows and spend your time and energy with your other friends. Say 'Hi' if you see them in passing, but don't go out of your way to meet up with them. I'm sorry you can't see what a negative drain they are on you.
You should be loving having your first place on your own - what is it that's making you unhappy about that?
suburbophobe
Sat 08-Dec-12 16:17:58
Reminds me of that brilliant film "Murial's Wedding".
Great insight into bitchy girl cliques.
Also a great laugh! 
Chipping - its been stressful but to be honest with you i think the only part thats stressful is the fact i felt like ok the girls helped me move but as soon as i had moved they just left and abandoned me. Not one of them came over for a cuppa.
I apologised to them all today one at a time. I've cleared the air at least but i've definately seen them in a different light and although they're not going to be my closest people or first who i go to for help, i'll hold them as just friends i go out with every now and again. I made it aware to them all that i wont tolerate this childish behaviour from women older than me. Its disgusting and that if it happens again im walking and wont come back.
justmyview
Tue 11-Dec-12 20:48:26
I don't understand why you apologised ..........
) when things get tough. A friend is someone who makes you laugh when you feel crap. A friend gives you the benefit of the doubt. A friend does not blank, bitch, behave like a 3yr old. A friend is a person who makes you feel good about being you because they like you that way.
...they don't tick any of these boxes do they?
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