Being laughed at on the School Run

There must be a reason for this. Do their daughters have an issue with yours? Have they been told by other mums that you’re weird?
I think that if this happens regularly and is clearly aimed at you, it could be considered to be harassment.

Laughing in someone’s face and stifling giggles as you walk past is the height of emotional maturity 🙌

Pftt.

I have personally been laughed at by strangers and used a stare to stop it.

Go on, tell me how it didn't work. I'm sure you know everyone's lives and reactions far better than we all do. But thanks for the lecture.

You'll always get people like this. I find life so much easier since I stopped caring what people think. I used to be a complete people pleaser and since I've stopped people treat me so much better. In this instance conpletely ignore them. Just have your headphones on doing the school run so you don't have to deal with them and don't think about them anymore!

They sound like scum. And extremely pathetic. I'd give them a filthy look every time I passed them.

They sound like Vicky Pollard and her friend.

I can't believe anyone would actually do this? It sounds like a massively cruel over reaction to something a bit weird and easily ignored. Or to pretty much anything.

I would go with the headphones, benign smile approach personally.

Agree ref no hard stares, or any confrontation. You're dealing with different mentalities. They just need to be drowned out, music, 🎧, no attention. Done.

That’s vile OP, I can’t understand why grown women would do that. I’d confront them next time tbh. I can honestly say that, unless you went on the school run with your boobs out, I wouldn’t have a bloody clue what you’re wearing and how much make up you have on. But I wouldn’t accept them continue this either. Ask them what the issue is. Dicks.

Are your leggings gold per chance?

I would imagine this is what happened…
they were being silly singing Kylie and saw/ recognised you across the street. Rather than stop in embarrassment they braised it out, kept going and felt a bit silly.
when they saw you again today they remembered the kylie incident and burst into embarrassed giggles.
hopefully they’ll get over it now, they sound quite immature and aren’t thinking about how you might respond to their behaviour x

Again, no OP, please ignore any advice to give a Paddington hard stare/head tilt/tinkly laugh/did you mean to be so rude? response. Outside of mn, none of these things would result in anything other than “wtf is wrong with you?” and ongoing derision. No idea why people continue to dispense this “advice”, it’s tedious, unoriginal and total bobbins.

Honestly, just put on huge earphones even if you're not listening to anything amd don't even look at them. They want a reaction because they want to be seen. Don't let them have that. I'd just yawn and listen to my music.

They sound like twats. Either ignore them or give a subtle dig back.

'Oh I love those trainers' then a little laugh. It will wind them up something crazy and eventually they will get self conscious and pick a weaker target for their vile digs.

Or headphones and look through them as you walk on by. Maybe even sing 'I should be so Lucky, lucky lucky lucky' as you stroll on past.

Say very loudly when they walk past "Mind the Poo!" - in a could be talking about them, could be talking about pavement poo.

Honestly some women never grow out of being childish bullies. They sounds unhinged.

Practice your Paddington hard stare.

Raise a safe guarding concern because you thought they were singing drunkenly and were in no fit state to pick up children.

What brainless, pathetic losers.

I'm always amazed that these people actually exist.

How mean of them ! They sound ridiculous

a few years ago I had judgement from the school on the school run! They made a safeguarding referral based on my behaviour at morning and afternoon drop off! I was given a copy of it when I did a SAR and these were the concerns :

-looking to be rushed / hurrying
never speaking to any other parents
occasionally looking ‘dishevelled’ (specifically odd socks and sometimes wet or messy hair - these were days it was windy and / or rained !)
checking child’s blood sugar in the playground on more than one occasion thought to be attention seeking behaviour (t1 diabetic child 🤦)
Staff had a ‘general concern’ something was ‘not right’

So I do understand how it feels to be judged !!!

It's unlikely you've been at the same school at the same time as OP, so not sure why your experience trumps OP's.

I've got into the habit of wearing 🎧 and listening to music when I'm struggling with the cunts of the world. You can zone out then.

Cross the road, don't look at them. They'll get bored. A confrontation is probably going to be difficult as there's 2 of them and they're highly immature.

They'll move on to another person. You won't be the only person who dislikes them. Most are probably scared to tell them and tolerate instead.

I believe you are right in your feeling. I do get frustrated when people's sense of what's going on is continually questioned on here. Don't doubt yourself. They're simply dicks and deflecting from their own insecurity.

OP said spinning around

I agree. I think if you did that they would just pee themselves laughing, they'd know they'd got you on a hook and they'd be waiting to see what you did the next time.

They sound weird and awful, but I second this advice.

Paste a big smile on your face and say, good morning, lovely day (or whatever is suitable to the weather). Great trainers (or whatever)! And then walk away and be on your phone the next couple of times you see them. I can almost guarantee it will make them ashamed of their behaviour.