To have told my friend to fuck off and mind her own buisness

[Pumpernickel10]

I don't think IABU here. Was talking pocket money, my DD gets £10 a week which she saves in the bank and £5 each of her grandparents.
My friend said it was too much money for a 10 yr old. She saves most of it and doesn't buy crap so told friend to fuck off and keep opinions to herself.

[ShirleyKnot]

I want an eyebrow in hairline emoticon.

[eyebrows]

[Mabelface]

I think you were rather rude, actually! It IS a lot of money for a 10 year old, even if she does save it.

[caughtinanet]

YABU - if she's your friend why would you speak to her like that? Isn't she allowed to express opinions different to yours ?

[wimpybar]

charming, what a nice friend you seem to be

[MorelliOrRanger]

£80 a month? That is a alot of money for a 10 year old, but if she saves most of it YANBU.

My DD gets £10 a months (she's 4) and she can spend half of it on whatever she wants. Crap or not.

[Buda]

YABU. She expressed an opinion.

The fact that you don't like that opinion is not enough to tell a friend to F* off.

[WhoAteMySnickers]

YABU. You were discussing pocket money and your friend expressed an opinion.

Charming.

[GypsyMoth]

a tad harsh dont you think???

[faintpositive]

Wow! i wish i had it in me to tell every one i wanted this! What a brave lady you are.
I would probably end up with NO friends at all though becuase everyone has an opinion dont they.

What does your dd do to earn this money, or do you just give it to her? (curious)

[GooseyLoosey]

Wow - that;s nearly £100 a month and £1000 plus pounds a year. If she is saving most of it, that's great, but can she access it whenever she wants to or does it do into account that she can only have when she is say 18? If the latter, then I think its OK. If the former, then I think it's too much and am not surprised that your friend said so. My view could be changed by context - are you very, very wealthy?

[ShirleyKnot]

Wait hang on...

Does DD get £10.00 per week off you. Plus £5.00 off each set of grandparents? Which means £20.00 per week?

Or

Does she get £10.00 per week total?

or £10.00 / week from you plus £5.00 from the grandparents which equals £15.00?

[thegruffalosma]

Well it kind of depends as to whether it's too much. I assume the OP isn't going to let her get out hundreds of pounds of savings in one go and splurge it on crap. And if someone out 10 aside per week for their kids future that wouldn't be considered to be odd.
I think the friend was sticking her bib in - nothing t do with her imo but I wouldn't have told her to fuck off - unless it was in a jokey way but secretly I meant it

[MorelliOrRanger]

Whoops didn't read you told her to eff off, just thought you'd told her to mind her own business.

YABU to say eff off to your friend whatever they have done.

[donnie]

yes, totally unreasonable. You ought to appear on the jeremy kyle show as you remind me of his 'guests'.

[Vicky2011]

Did you REALLY tell her to fuck off?

FWIW I think £80 a month IS a lot for a 10 yr old but it does depend what the money is for (ie does she need to buy clothes with it) but in truth I'm struggling to understand what kind of friendship you can have that wld result in an expression of opinion illiciting a "fuck off" from you

[LyingWitchInTheWardrobe2726]

How did you get onto the subject, pumpernickel?

I think perhaps your reaction was a bit extreme... just a tadge.... is she still speaking to you?

[twolittlemonkeys]

It is a lot for a 10 year old. A couple of pounds per week is enough. By all means save the rest for her (university/ car/ house deposit) but I think you are being unreasonable.

[diddl]

So she actually gets 10GBP per week to spend on herself?

I think that even that is a lot tbh.

Why did you overreact so?

You were discussing something, friend gave an opinion, what´s the big deal?

She wasn´t insulting-but you were!

[TooManyBrownies]

YABU. Maybe just agreeing to disagree may have been a little less harsh and provocative?

[5Foot5]

1. Personally I think that is a lot of money for a 10 year old, but I accept that is my opinion and you have the right to make up your own mind on the subject.
   

1. If you were discussing this subject (any subject) with your friend then surely it is to be expected that she will express an opinion?
   

1. Even if you didn't like what she had to say you were EXTEMELY rude and if anyone spoke to me like that they would be an ex-freiend very quickly.

[BupcakesandCunting]

I need better parents.

[LDNmummy]

I'm confused, if its pocket money then she would be spending it wouldn't she? Pocket money is spending money and money for saving is not pocket money. Or am I getting it wrong?

I think deep down you know its excessive for a 10 year old and thats why you got so defensive.

I don't think it is excessive if it is being saved though, but that isn't pocket money is it?