Being laughed at on the School Run

Really?

I wouldn’t react at all, pretend to be totally oblivious and they are invisible to you. They’ll get bored.

I don’t miss the primary school run one bit. I had a parent bully - unfortunately she was the school secretary and her behaviour interfered with my dc so I professionally raised it and she was disciplined - she actively deleted my DD’s health notes because she didn’t believe it… with no qualifications. It was bizarre and more to it but she bragged to a TA that she’d done it as clearly I had made it up for attention. And sent me angry fb messenger messages saying I’d broken school policies. She then announced she’d show the head our fb conversation… this got her demoted and I had a call from the head apologising and confirming the staff member would be retrained as she was incorrect.

After getting disciplined the second time, when she literally told on herself, she turned her daughter against mine. I had to speak to their year 6 teacher and explain the history, which was bloody embarrassing, but he worked with this woman and wasn’t surprised. He was thankfully amazing and put a stop to it.

honestly, people are nuts and usually you hang out with similarly minded people so it’s a surprise to discover how wildly different people can be. Low intellect and insecurity underpins most of it.

I totally agree - it really does sound like they're jealous of OP.
Some people never mature past a certain age.

They sound like weirdos!
I'd just mutter "weirdos" and then avoid them like you would a pile of dogs shit.

Or maybe they just realised you were a snob who stereotypes people....it probably seeps out of your pores.

Keep you’re head up and ignore them x

The best way to annoy them is to act totally happy and unbothered.

The behaviour from them is so embarrasing regardless of which way they meant it.

Honestly it sounds like they're chatting and having a giggle together and the pair of you have happened to make eye contact whilst they're in a giddy mood. I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that they're aiming anything at you. Perhaps the fact that they keep bumping into you when they're being daft is becoming a bit of an inside joke but maybe they don't really mean to single you out or direct any of this at you. I'd ignore all the batshit advice that makes them think you're a boderline psychopath tbh and just go about your day and let them go about theirs. If other stuff happens then you might want to address it but for now I think this is all a none issue. The people ganging up on these women and using offensive and derogatory terms to label them based on half a story are just as much of a problem to society tbh.

I'd be giving them the finger, to be honest. Or asking if them if they need some help in a sarcastic manner. I put up with enough of this bullshit at school, heaven help anyone who tries this on me now.

Just ignore. They are bullies and want a reaction.

Is it when you are alone or when you have your dc with you?

Hold your head high and keep doing what you are doing (maybe stick some kylie on your playlist and stick your headphones in).

what a vile and immature pair of idiots they are. How horrible for you and the other thing that bothers me is that these two women are mothers and responsible for bringing up young impressionable children

I’m not sure this is directed at you? Perhaps they are being silly/larking around/singing etc and then they are laughing because youve seen them? Why would they laugh at you, unless theres a big dripfeed coming about you doing the school run in some kind of outrageous clothing?

That was the first thing that came to my mind.

Pretend to be on your phone when you see them " oh God it's those 2 again, it must be awful to be them....anyway mate, what are your plans for later?"...or you could just hum the theme tune to Laurel and Hardy as they walk past.

I’d be tempted to take a friend or two with me on the school run and do the exact same to them. But I can be childish and vengeful like that 😂

I do agree with the more sensible suggestions of ignoring them or asking what their problem is.

Put your earbuds in and completely blank them. Act as if you're totally oblivious even if you're dying inside. It's the only real way to deal with idiotic behaviour.

Honestly, they'd be better off joining the 7 year olds in the playground. How pathetic.

My God don't do this. Are you mental TonTon??!

But the OP isn't 'scared, distressed or threatened'. She's mildly bemused and slightly annoyed because two women laughed at her once, and on another occasion sang a Kylie Minogue song at her across the road.

This is not a police matter.

I had this for over 6 years

Queen bee had 9 children and when she had no6,she gave birth,glanced at him and walked out of the hospital-he was adopted

(she was slagged off by a lot of the mothers for that but I never said a word)

No 7 was,very sadly,born stillborn

I barely knew this woman-she was a friend of a friend of a friend but she took a real dislike to me for some reason

She went round telling everyone I'd laughed at the fact her baby was stillborn (I never laughed-i wouldn't do that) and when that failed to get a rise out of me,she got her dds to go round telling everyone that my dd had laughed instead-leading to my dd being bullied

I had to go into the school so many times and these girls wouldn't let it go (school admitted that these two had admitted to lying but refused to stop,egged on by their mother-if someone even glanced that them,theyd screech 'you laughed about my dead baby brother!')

I would be followed round shops,the city centre,home and loudly laughed at in the playground at pick up/drop off time-it was harassment (police where less than useless and I didn't want to fan their flames)

They made our lives hell all the way through primary-it stopped in secondary (the teachers had none of it and stopped the girls)

I'll never forget going to sports day-i was wearing a pale blue dress,red shoes,touch of make up and nice hair

They where there in last weeks baby vomit splattered top,dirty tracksuit bottoms,manky trainers and dirty hair

I was panned for daring to wear nice clothes-i could hear their nasty comments

All slid off me as it was jealousy-their words where just words and their actions where making them look petty and spiteful

Best laugh was,all her mates who where joining in,where the same woman who had slagged her off for leaving her baby in the hospital and had laughed behind her back when her baby was stillborn

Not my circus and not my monkeys-she had a lot of issues

I think NewShoes is very likely to be right.

Yeah, I’m sure your particular brand of death stare can stop an opponent at 30 paces. If you believe that, jog on.

What constitutes harassment.

I would put some headphones on once dropped child off. And just ignore them.
It's very sad to be an adult and still feel the need to bully someone . They must have very sad small lives . I bet the behaviour rubs of on their children.
I hated when my kids went to primary school. So many crazy parents to avoid . Headphones definitely made it easier

Zone out with headphones and sunglasses, but if you do get a reaction, stop suddenly, as though surprised, remove glasses and headphones, politely ask if they could hear those two cats fighting, seem to hear them every morning in same place………smile sweetly, and walk on by……..More effective if you can have have someone tipped off and alongside you😈