I wondered if IABU to distance myself from these women or over-reacting/being pfb?
I am becoming friends with some women I've met through our DCs (3) - we met a couple of years ago but have started doing more together recently, both with and without the kids. Our children do the same activities and are in nursery together.
Recently, they have started complaining about how other parents in their activities let their children "run wild", ruining said activity for their children, and I can't shake the suspicion they're talking about me. To be fair, their children are the best behaved in the group, and I may be self-conscious because try as I might sometimes my DC won't listen. I've noticed that them complaining about other parents and other people's parenting is happening more and more than usual, and I am starting to feel quite self-conscious about my parenting when I'm with them.
Especially as my DC does behave worse than theirs - more likely to push boundaries, or get in a strop. Which of course leaves me wondering - are they actually better parents than me? Even though as their children don't push the same boundaries as mine do I've never seen them deal with the situations I do, so have no idea how they would act or implement their parenting. All I know are the many criticisms I've heard about other parents in our community.
I can't decide if I am over reacting or not, or being paranoid, or IABU to distance myself from them?
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MonkeyPJs · 26/07/2015 08:10
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