It's one of those. I've had a nice cordial relationship with this other mum at school for a few yrs. Our two DS's were good friends. We meet at pickups, have a bit of a chinwag, bid eachother farewell and go home.
For whatever reason, I noticed other mum started to pull back for a couple of reasons that will make this thread too long, but one to do with the fact DS has SN and the other I think she thought DS might spoil her son's academic chances.
Anyway, live and let live I thought, her DS can be friends with whoever he wants, although I felt a bit sad. In the last two years I've noticed other mum commenting more and more on my clothes.comments like, 'You look really warm in that' , or 'I knew it! I knew Sun will be all wrapped up,' drawing the attention of other parents in the process.
On these occasions I've nearly died of embarrassment. January of 2016 after Xmas I bumped into this mum and her first comment was about my coat. 'Why are you wearing all that?' . It was the first week back at school after Xmas, I was in my usual parka coat, with a scarf round my neck and hat on. Most people at pickup were dressed the same. It was a freezing, foggy afternoon. Hope everyone's getting the picture now?
My last encounter was I think last week this January (we had one freezing week before suddenly the warm weather appeared) I was again wearing my usual coat with a scarf but no hat. Her first comment was, 'when I stepped out of my door this morning, the first person I thought of was you! Cue her DS giggling.
'Why?' I asked puzzled, '
Her - because I knew you're always cold!
Me - but it's January, and you yourself are wearing a coat and hat....
Her - But you're always cold, I k ew you'd be wrapped from head to toe....walks of laughing with her son.
It's seems this woman for whatever reason just gets of ridiculing me for some reason and it's really annoying me now. I wouldn't dream of commenting on how someone I'd dressed unless it was to compliment them. My coat is just a normal coat, nothing odd about it, I often wear trousers underneath, with boots. A jumper on top or a shirt. To me I look like every other mum at pickup.
Please give me some good non aggressive but sharp cutting replies to shut her up for good.
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Dear MN, Please give me some good comebacks
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