Hi - I'm not sure if this is the right discussion area but I'll try. I'd really like your opinions on my problem. Long (sorry)
There is a Mum who lives just outside of our small road whose daughter is in DS's class at school. We both have younger pre-school children. For two years we shared the walk to school. I'm working part time and she is not working. I usually did more than she did. I also invited her DD home one night a week after school as they were/are friends. I have also taken her to the school disco twice.
The Mum and I are not friends and there have been a couple of sticky moments where values have clashed a little.
But before these sticky moments she never reciprocated the invites - ever. Though she has invited at least one other child for tea. I sort of resented this but felt as sharing the school run was important to me and the children did want to play I'd carry on with the invites.
Then her DD started an after school club so didn't come back any more. Then she has stopped sharing the school run - because, she says, the twins are in pre-school and she cannot make the commitment.
The upshot is that I feel used and dumped. She obviously does not like me, or DS or both of us. But I can cope with that. It's also daft that we are sometimes making the same journey to school that could be shared. But I can cope with that.
What's troubling me is that the children are still friends and DS wants to invite her to play. But I'm not sure that I can ....... Should I and button my lip and put my pride on hold (again) or no - but what to say to DS?
What would you do? HELP
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Boleyn · 22/09/2006 22:04
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