Why is this mum so angry at me?

[Ohhilois]

So, dd asked if I could take her and her friend to the cinema. They are 11, (both 12 in November).

The kids worked out what they would like to see, the new Jurassic World film. I text his mum, saying I would book the tickets for it and take them, I checked she was okay with the film choice. She said yes, amazing, thanks so much. I took them this afternoon, they had a great time and both loved the film.

We got back, the kids had dinner here and then she picked him up, all smiles.

This evening, she absolutely kicked off at me over text as she says she didn’t realise it was a 12A and she can’t believe I took her son to see something so inappropriate, she feels so let down after leaving her son in my care, and she will take it further with the cinema, whatever the hell that is supposed to mean.

I just can’t be arsed with this madness. I don’t know where it’s suddenly come from. I checked the film choice with her prior to booking. The boy wasn’t scared or anything, he loved it. He was talking to me and dd about the previous Jurassic World films at dinner - in depth, so he has seen them.

I’ve replied that I am really sorry for any misunderstanding, I asked her if the film choice was okay before I booked but I think she’s blocked me. I mean, ffs, it’s ridiculous, right? Thank god they are going to different secondary schools.

I don’t think it was frightening at all - I actually thought it was really boring and tame and I loved all the other films in the series!

He seemed to really enjoy it, and he had clearly seen all the other films as he was talking about them at length at dinner when we were all comparing them. Dh didn’t come with us as he was at home with our youngest, and he was very happy to tell him all about it.

They had a great time laughing about scenarios about how their younger siblings would have faired on the island (badgering for a shop
and asking for iPad chargers). He wasn’t scared.

I’m not a cool mum by the way, I’m a knackered old hag 🤣

I don’t know the mum well at all, I’ve only met her briefly in person a few times, just say hello to at school events, this boy only joined DDs close friendship circle a few months ago.

I did send a message back when she messaged me of “I’m sorry if there was any misunderstanding, I did check that the film was okay before I booked the tickets” but it’s still on one tick on Whattapp so I assume I was blocked?

I’ve also got two adult children, so I’ve been through a lot of batshit things with other parents in the past, so I am always really careful as I’ve had things like this before and I really hate it.

At least parents get less involved at secondary, although, I’ve got a just about to turn 5 year old, so I’ve got a few more years of other parents to navigate yet.

It’s a shame that one of the hardest parts of bringing kids up is dealing with other’s batshit parents OP! ☺️

I'm so glad texting and social media weren't around when I was a child- I'm not sure I would have ended up with any friends at all, the way my mother spoke to people!

Have you tried adulting? with your stupid rollyeyes.

'yes, amazing, thanks so much!' is not much of a response to 'they want to see Jurassic World, is that okay with you before I book the tickets?'
I think she didn't really look at the message/think about the film and just fired off a generic reply, then found out what film he'd been to, decided to panic about it and took out the fact that she hadn't checked properly on you.
She's a loon and she's very very rude. Her son sounds more pleasant and grateful than her. You don't need her shit.
It's a pity if your DD loses this friendship over it though. I remember getting on much better with boys at that sort of age.

She’s completely nuts.

You can’t reason with madness sadly.

Have you tried growing up? With your ridiculous posts pretending my points were yours?

Absolutely ridiculous. Her not you.

And yet you’ve just repeated what I said with different words. 🤣

Anyway, I won’t disrupt the OP’s thread anymore (responding to *).

She is a nutter.
I would probably block her too. Poor kid.

She’s nuts. I’d block and move on.

My DD went to see it with her auntie; she’s 6 and loved it!

Ridiculous. I was reading Stephen King books and watching horror films at that age

What a weirdo. I wonder if she has MH issues or something because that isn’t a normal reaction, even if the OP had smuggled them into an 18. I’d steer very clear. I wonder what she will “take up” with the cinema as well. How terrible, they followed their own rules to the letter.

My DP and I watched it in our own first. We decided the number of people being eaten was a bit high for the 7-yo but my DP took the 10-yo who has also seen KingKong movies and the other Jurassic Worlds plus A Quiet Place and he liked it. Found it a bit scary in places but he survived. And he’s only just 10 so nearly two years younger than these children.

WTF ??? It’s not as if u took them to see Texas Chainsaw Massacre ! 😬

I said OP can post as long as she likes, you responded to me and then tried pretending it was you who said it. Ridiculous, and too early in the morning for this crap.

3 things about that film that freaked me out for some reason and I'm 39.
However I skim watched it on couchtuner because I was too impatient to wait for the cinema 🤣

1. D rex. Freaky thing gave me the heebie jeebies.
2. T rex rolling over in the grass ( yeah idk why that gave me the creeps 😬)
3. That flying one that swallowed the guy.

Other than that I thought it was a pretty crap film.

I never thought I’d utter the words, “I miss Chris Pratt”, yet here we are 😆

I have been in your position with this sort of matter with my younger kids. I’m afraid politeness is so rare now and lots of mums are very flakey. If that mum was really concerned about her son watching a 12a film she would have reach the film before hand. She’s just looking to be angry at you probably cause she guilty you took her son out aa she couldn’t for whatever reason!

Mind you her son will be playing computer games and doing god knows what that is older the his age. He’s not innocent little boy she’s making him out to be. I personally stop making effort now as lots of these mums can’t even be bothered to reply back to a text to me or ever invite my kids to there houses.

you need boundaries!

I think the angry mum is in for a shock when they go to secondary school!

I second that

Usually these bat shit things are people just taking out their own crap on you. I doubt it has anything to do with the film.

Ungrateful muppet. Block her too and put it down to experience.

You did nothing wrong op. I would love to see how it goes down when she takes it up with the cinema that her son went to see a 12A film with adult 😂.

I miss the good old days when we were kids. I have a great memory of going to a 12 year old’s bday party at her house and we all had to ring our parents for permission to watch Scream 2. Great time had by all and I became a huge fan.

Does she understand that 12A means suitable for kids under 12 if supervised? My kids saw it and loved it (8 and 9)

Very much this, bat shit ahoy! 🦇💩