I’m outwardly a very polite, quiet and reserved woman in my late 30’s. I believe I’m a people pleaser and often put up with crappy behaviour with a big smile on my face. Even rude service I smile back and think they must be having a bad day and try to put myself in their shoes (A phrase my mum and teachers often said to me growing up).
I know many on mumsnet will try to twist this but I need to be clear I am not a “chatty” person I was just trying to make polite small talk till the event started then I would have stopped talking :
At a school event today for the entire school (primary) i attended and ended up sitting next to a lady I didn’t know. I politely said hello with a smile and she said hello and she made chit chat with people behind about how her son is performing something. I asked her (after her conversation was ended in case someone said I butted in) what year her child is in and she got really weird! I stopped talking to her and focused on getting my phone ready to take pics for the event. Coming home I feel really angry as I was just making small talk and she was acting like I’m planning a kidnap operation of her child! I wish I had said something to her. How would you have responded? I want to get rid of this nicely nicely persona I have. I hate myself for sitting there whilst she was being arsey to me for no reason.