My youngest child started school in September. I have an older child at the same school, and have met loads of lovely mums (and dads) through the school run and through her attending classmates' parties. I was really looking forward to DS starting so I could get to know some other parents too.
However, it's all been ruined for me by one woman. She is extremely loud and lets just say that she describes herself as "saying it like it is". Our sons became friends on their first day, and she kept chatting to me at drop offs and pick ups. We also met up a couple of times with the boys. I got on fine with her. I knew straight away she wasn't my type of person to be good friends with, but I thought it'd be nice to be friendly because of the boys.
About a month into school she had a falling out with two other mums. Really not sure what it was all about, but she made quite a big thing about it in the playground. Then suddenly one day she decided that I was involved too, even though I barely knew the other mums, and walked up to me at school drop off one morning and gave me a huge mouthful, accusing me of bitching about her and telling me never to speak to her again!
I said that I didn't know what she was talking about and then just walked off, as obviously I didn't want a huge scene at the school or to be part of anything like that. And since then she has given me dirty looks at every drop off and pick up. I say hello to her when I see her but she blanks me. DS has said her son has said he isn't allowed to play with DS (although DH isn't bothered in the slightest by this). And also, whoever I am talking to she saunters over, glares at me, and deliberately engages them in conversation, even if she doesn't know them really. She is so loud and brash that people are I think quite scared of her and are also too polite to say "actually I was talking to Chandler".
Even worse, is that she is now best of buddies again with the two women she fell out with, yet has still got the hump with ME. For no apparent reason. I should add too that after the initial incident I tried to call her a couple of times to smooth things over, as I hate bad feeling, but she wouldn't answer her phone, so I left it. I know she also bitches about me a lot, as one friend went to hers for a coffee and said she bitched about me the whole time!
This woman has, for me, totally ruined my experience of picking up my youngest from school this year. I feel uncomfortable whenever I see her. I also don't want to be known as someone that has had a falling out with someone, as people will inevitably think I'm difficult to get on with. I just like to get on with people really.
AIBU to hate school runs now? Anyone else had a similar problem?
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chandlerbing · 25/02/2014 09:27
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