We moved to a village a few years ago and to say the locals are unfriendly is an understatement! We bought a house on a new development which the villagers were very against being built.
Due to the location of our village, children are bussed to school in the next village so I have very little interaction with other parents.
All the other mums are good friends as their DC’s all went to nursery/infant school together. This really shows at parties and school events where I try to smile and make small talk but I’m generally ignored and end up standing on my own.
There is one mum whose DS has started playing in a sports team that my DS has been part of for several years. I know what it’s like being the new girl and go out of my way to chat to this mum on the sidelines and try and include her with all the other parents from the team.
I’ve seen his mum a few times at school events etc and she has ignored me! The boys arranged a day out today which required parents to taxi them. When I went to pick DS up, this mum had stayed with another mum and had a picnic. I didn’t feel confident going up to them so loitered near the exit. Another mum arrived to pick up her DS and the mum I know walked behind me, seemingly to avoid me, to go and chat to this other mum.
My question is, would you carry on trying to chat to this mum at the sports event because it’s a nice thing to do and she’s on her own otherwise, or would you start ignoring her the way she does to me?
I get that they’re all friends and they don’t want any new ones, but would it be so hard for them to say hello or smile when I’m clearly on my own and our DS’s are friends?