At the school gate, at toddler group, at activities the DCs do?
I am normally standing on my own while the the other mums are in a huddle chatting. I have often thought about just barging in and saying something mundane like 'Lovely weather we're having, my name's XX, can I join you' but I can't because they will probably think I'm mental!
I keep analysing myself with regards to my looks, my demeanour etc and I can't figure out what's wrong with me. I smile, wear clean clothes, makeup and have neat hair, don't smell, am a bit overweight (like at least 25% of the mums at the school gate but they don't seem to suffer for it) but am reasonably attractive (people tell me my DCs are beautiful and they look like me so I take it that I'm not that ugly!). I have quite a posh voice though but am not posh, it's just my accent. I don't think that would put people off anyway?
I just don't get it. Even people I start speaking to, start blanking me after a short while, I am not that boring surely? I am now in a vicious circle where I keep my head down, eyes lowered and avoid eye contact as I don't want to give off the signal that I'm a sad loner (which I seem to be unfortunately). I never used to have a problem making friends before I had DCs. In fact, I used to be quite an extrovert/dancing on nightclub tables in hotpants type of girl (long, long time ago!).
Old ladies/men don't seem to mind talking to me though, they corner me in shops/the street and we can have a lovely conversation about random things . Why don't women my own age want to know me?
Can't understand it, what am I doing wrong?
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
AIBU?
To wonder why other mums don't want to talk to me?
145 replies
FeelingLikeALeper · 11/10/2011 19:14
OP posts:
Adversecamber ·
11/10/2011 19:21
This reply has been deleted
Message withdrawn at poster's request.
Adversecamber ·
11/10/2011 19:26
This reply has been deleted
Message withdrawn at poster's request.
cat64 ·
11/10/2011 19:29
This reply has been deleted
Message withdrawn
Don’t want to miss threads like this?
Weekly
Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!
Log in to update your newsletter preferences.
You've subscribed!
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.