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Being laughed at on the School Run

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ChoccyBiscuits123 · 24/03/2025 09:28

Okay so I'm going to start by saying I'm not usually bothered by people's behaviour - I'm very much a live and let live person....however...there are two women on the school run that I am just perplexed by.

So for example this morning..I had just dropped my daughter off at school and I'm minding my own business walking home. These two other mums come from around the corner and immediately start laughing directly at me in my face...! They then stifled their giggles and walked past. This is not the first time this has happened.
Once they started singing a Kylie Minogue song at me from the other side of the road laughing and twirling around. All a bit much for me in the morning!!

We're all pretty relaxed dressers on the school run..they wear tracksuits and tie their hair up and I tend to wear leggings and a navy joules coat with miminal make up (mascara and perhaps a red lip if I have the energy) so it's not like I'm going to school in Kylie hot pants or full make up or other crazy clothing.

I'm perplexed as to why they've targeted me as I don't know them at all. It's got to the point where it is upsetting me. Someone laughing in my face or stifling giggles as I walk past is hurtful and it's starting to feel like bullying. Am I being too sensitive? Is my make up or dress sense so awful they cant help but laugh? I am so confused! Esp as they don't seem to do it to anyone else.

I want to ignore it and just put it down to them being muppets but I am struggling now.

I can't confront them as they will probably just see it as hilarious and as they've never actually said anything directly to me they could accuse me of being paranoid.

Any help or advice much appreciated. No nasty comment please.

OP posts:
Topjoe19 · 24/03/2025 09:35

Do you know them at all? They sound flipping weird. Are you sure it's directed at you?

PosiePetal · 24/03/2025 09:35

How pathetic and weird.

Which Kylie song?

MyUmberSeal · 24/03/2025 09:34

Honestly, ignore them!! They sound like a couple of total bellends. Don’t change anything, don’t alter your routine, do your normal thing, and accept that the world is full of dickheads. You’ve found two of them. They are twats, you are not 💅.

DDDSSF223 · 24/03/2025 09:34

Not sue you want people to say tbh if you wont ask them.

Maybe they have confused you with someone else?

Maybe quote a KM song when you walk past them each time - "I should be so lucky - eh?!", "Better the devil you know, I say!" or "Anyone up for the locomotion?" Actually that last one may make them think you are offering something you aren't...

They will either think you are a nutter and avoid, or say something to you 😁

thepariscrimefiles · 24/03/2025 09:33

They sound rude, spiteful and immature. However, I doubt that confronting them will stop their behaviour and may make it worse. Just keep ignoring them if you can.

Dollshousedolly · 24/03/2025 09:31

They sound absolutely horrible. I think the best thing to do is ignore them, stick on headphones/earbuds and play some music and just keep walking.

Or if you wanted, you could get your phone out and film them as they laugh and see what they say, or phone someone and as they approach, say here’s these two fools again.

But I suppose ignoring them is the best thing to do.

Lanzarotelady · 24/03/2025 09:31

How do you know they were singing a Kylie Minogue song to you?

They sound like very immature young women, I wouldn't give them another thought

thinktwice36 · 24/03/2025 09:31

How cruel. Sometimes these school mum mean girls are intellectually and emotionally stunted at the 14yr old school bully stage. It’s possibly where they were most successful in life.

Hard to ignore but do try. They are idiots and don’t deserve your headspace. And don’t change anything about you - this is a them problem.

big hug xx