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Withdrawing my offer AIBU

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Marmaladelover · 26/07/2025 10:06

No not a house offer . ….
So I belong to a craft group , part of a larger club. We tutor it ourselves , me and a couple of others doing the lions share with maybe a dozen regular members and a few extras. Last month it was my turn again. Tutoring is completely free, members pay a nominal sum for materials only.

One person was booked to join in but on the day was sick , as she had paid for her kit, I gave it to her ( she turned up for it but couldn’t stay ) I was put on the spot but foolishly offered to write up instructions.

Then both my parents became seriously ill and I had to go away and visit in hospital , then look after at home. It was lucky both survived tbh. They are now on the mend. I’ll be visiting again soon when my siblings need to go home.

A few days ago , when just back , I got a reminder from her for the instructions promised. I wrote a line explaining what had happened and I would do it once I was sorted.

Then I got another email saying how “silly” I was to pander to my parents being ill , the implication being I should have used my time more wisely writing up her crappy instructions. I saw red and told her that I had not liked the tone of her email , being called “silly” for prioritising my parents. I withdrew my offer of the instructions. She is now furious, knowing her she will appeal to the club leader. I’m not being UR am I ? Just waiting for even more fallout tbh.

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Marmaladelover · 26/07/2025 13:57

Update: Long email back from leader . Lady has tendered her resignation.
Response from leader : It would be good if you could have a word with x to clear the air and to convince her that her presence is still welcome. I would hope that she will change her mind.

i have written back suggesting that she accepts it otherwise she will have another resignation from me! ! I have no intention of “clearing the air”!

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ThinWomansBrain · 26/07/2025 13:50

Stupid, weak woman - pandering to her own illness (she probably wasn't anyway) and pissing off home instead of staying for the session in the first place.

Sincerely hope she's on here & reading what a twat she is.

Jaws2025 · 26/07/2025 13:44

Unless you have massively misinterpreted her email, you are of course not being unreasonable.

NImumconfused · 26/07/2025 13:41

It never ceases to amaze me how selfish and entitled some people can be towards others who are kindly doing something for free!

You owe her absolutely nothing OP, I would block her now to spare yourself any further rude messages, and forward details to the leadership. They should know how badly she's behaved and be ready to take action if she keeps it up. As someone else said, if your group doesn't already have a code of conduct, it should introduce one sharpish.

Wishing your parents a speedy recovery.

Edit: x post, well done, you're absolutely in the right here, hope the leadership support you.

Marmaladelover · 26/07/2025 13:40

Ok I have written to the leaders .on all your advice -thank you !
I will update if I hear anything. I really do not want to tutor a group with her there any more, so I hope they support me.

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Carnation25 · 26/07/2025 13:30

Unfortunately when we volunteer our time/skills for free some people do not place any value on our contributions. From reading OP's original post, she has got the kit she paid for and you owe her nothing more. Hope all is well with your parents.

HisNibs · 26/07/2025 13:23

She sounds unbelievably entitled and unhinged tbh. The fact she came back calling you spiteful just highlights how nasty she is. Agree with pp - let your group leader know the details beforehand. If they don't support you, I wouldn't be having anything further to do with them. Hope your parents are better OP.

Shedmistress · 26/07/2025 13:14

I'd just do a 'heads up' email to the leader. Keep it factual. Any more nonsense and withdraw any teaching forthwith.

CustardySergeant · 26/07/2025 13:11

Marmaladelover · 26/07/2025 12:52

I suppose i have already in a way. Though not using that language . I told her didn't appreciate her tone . That my parents had nearly died and that I was withdrawing my offer.

She called me spiteful!

She called you spiteful? Good grief.

MeringueOutang · 26/07/2025 13:06

God she's appalling. I think you need to put your side forward first to the group leader. What other people do about it isn't your problem, you just need to take care of yourself in this instance. Hope your parents feel better soon.

HotCrossBunplease · 26/07/2025 13:04

This is hardly a borderline case where some might say you were too easily offended!

She sounds insane. I think everyone will be glad to see the back of her. And I bet that there are instructions out there on YouTube for whatever it is she wants to do.

Hope your parents are doing better now.

Elmaas · 26/07/2025 13:03

Contact the Leader, forward on what she wrote and withdraw from dealing with her again.

Cheeky rude cow.
No good deed and all that.

Agapornis · 26/07/2025 13:00

You definitely need to contact the leader first. Is there a code of conduct for members? This wouldn't fly in my volunteer run hobby group, and she'd be firmly reminded of the code of conduct.

If you haven't got a code, I'd strongly suggest you get one asap.

Cherrysoup · 26/07/2025 12:54

I’d be contacting the group leader and forwarding her very unsympathetic message. She sounds quite mad!

Marmaladelover · 26/07/2025 12:52

ConcernedOfClapham · 26/07/2025 12:36

Can you not tell her to fuck the fuck off?

‘pandering’ to ill family members. She sounds repulsive.

I suppose i have already in a way. Though not using that language . I told her didn't appreciate her tone . That my parents had nearly died and that I was withdrawing my offer.

She called me spiteful!

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Plibble · 26/07/2025 12:40

She sounds awful. You are not being unreasonable at all!

ConcernedOfClapham · 26/07/2025 12:36

Can you not tell her to fuck the fuck off?

‘pandering’ to ill family members. She sounds repulsive.

SamphiretheTervosaur · 26/07/2025 12:23

Marmaladelover · 26/07/2025 11:48

True but that puts them on the spot. IME women are not that good at saying no particularly those who naturally volunteer in the first place.

Stop it!

You are now owning this woman's appalling behaviour

Just tell someone else in the group that, on top of everything else, you have no intention of responding to this woman as 'fuck off' is likely to cause offence. Ask for their help in dealing with it instead of acting like their protector

She has shown her true colours, everyone deserves the knowledge you now have

Linenpickle · 26/07/2025 12:05

Screenshot her remarks as evidence . What a nasty cow.

Marmaladelover · 26/07/2025 11:48

Ohnobackagain · 26/07/2025 11:44

@Marmaladelover your group colleagues might not want to help her once you let them know how she’s acted. She sounds awful!

True but that puts them on the spot. IME women are not that good at saying no particularly those who naturally volunteer in the first place.

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Ohnobackagain · 26/07/2025 11:44

@Marmaladelover your group colleagues might not want to help her once you let them know how she’s acted. She sounds awful!

Marmaladelover · 26/07/2025 11:25

Thank you for your support . I don’t feel like suggesting somebody else show her because that would make me appear to be even more unreasonable !

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MrTiddlesTheCat · 26/07/2025 11:09

Good for you. What a stupid, intensive woman.

Ohnobackagain · 26/07/2025 10:58

@Marmaladelover what @Vaxtable said - get in first, contact your group colleagues and explain what’s happened and ask them to get someone else to take over with her

GreenWheat · 26/07/2025 10:54

The brass neck on some people never ceases to amaze me. She's being ridiculous. Most people, if participating in a volunteer - led community group understand sometimes volunteers have greater priorities. She sounds awful. I would definitely ask for her not to be invited again. It won't be just you she ends up being outrageously rude to, I guarantee.

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