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Would you consider this information to be in confidence if told to you ?

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Sanesometimes1 · 23/03/2011 23:41

Hi, first time posting here, just need to know if I am being unreasonable in being flabbergasted by this phone call this evening:- Story ( will try to keep it as short as possible), went out on Sat night with 3 friends have known them all since dc were small etc etc, we all have dd's (14yrs), anyway chat goes to how the girls are doing etc etc, mum 1 states that dd is just out of control at the moment and she dosn;t know how to reign her in says dh has washed his hands of her and is no support etc etc, my dd was very good friends with Mum 1's child up until about 6 months or so ago, they just sort of moved on as you do, dd still see's her though at school and has told me how she had really changed and is not the same girl she used to be etc. etc. has a boyfriend who's 16 and has left school already, goes out a lot to the park comes in late, hangs around with 1 girl who is just trouble etc etc, dd has also told me that there are rumours that she has been drinking etc etc, anyway did not disclose any of this at all to Mum 1 yuntil she comes out with the "I just don't know what she gets up to when she's out", at this point I tell her that dd has heard that she has been drinking, Mum 1 went very defensive and said that she has asked this and she has told her no, we all sort of said well it's up to you what to beleive and gave tips/advise on how to "gain back control", Mum 1 was very quiet for the rest of the evening but did not say another word on the matter and we moved on, chatting away as normal. DD went in to school today ( has been off Mon/Tues), and was approached by friend of Mum 1's dd, who told her that friend A is really really annoyed with her as she has now been grounded and it's all my dd fault for telling me and then me telling her mum that she's been drinking - dd bumbled through conversation and told her that she did not know what she was talking about and had to get to next lesson, was then approached by Mum 1's dd and another girl who said that they wanted a word with her - dd said she knew what they were going to say and told them that she had no idea what was going on and knew nothing about it - mum 1 dd told my dd that her mother had said that I had a real "go" at her called her a bad mother and accused her of not taking any parental care ! so.......... sorry this is long, I text Mum and ask her to give me a call this evening when she is fee, she does and the frost down the phone was unbeleivable, told me that she was very very upset that my dd had been spreading rumours about her dd and she did not ake kindly to the way me and the other 2 spoke down to her and basically told her that she was a crap mother - was flabbergasted and told her that she invited us to help and give advise and information given to her was on hearsay by dd - i did tell her that I did not know if it was true or not, also asked her why she had told her dd that it was me and my dd that had informed her, asked her if she was wise in letting her dd know where her information came from - her response was " well you did not say if was in confidence so I told her what you said" I have grounded her and am taking control of my family now and want you to know that I will not have vicious rumours being spread about my dd by your dd !!! told her that the information was asked for and given to help if I/we could, so am I in the wrong or is she being unreasonable here ? thanks

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Sanesometimes1 · 24/03/2011 08:09

Hi again, no have not told the other 2 mums about the phone call I just don't want to make things worse than they already are, we don't see each other every day or anything now, just meet up every couple of months for meals etc.

New paragraph.............. Smile am taking majority advice now and just leaving it. will deal with any issues dd has if they come up, as mentioned she is not close friends with this girl anymore and they don't have any lessons together either, so her contact will be minimal unless she is "sought" out at lunchtime, just wish I hadn't said a thing, will be very very wary of this in the future, a lessson learned.

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ragged · 24/03/2011 08:25

OP, I don't think you did anything wrong (aside from paragraph deficiency, that is Wink).

Mum1 should have known to keep her source confidential when she confronted her DD about the drinking. She shouldn't be X at you for telling her about the rumour.

ajandjjmum · 24/03/2011 08:34

Never ever ever tell anyone that your DC said something - you always 'heard' - otherwise your DC will stop telling you stuff.

beesimo · 24/03/2011 08:36

OP DON'T bring your other two friends into it

Let it lie now and in a couple of months everything will have settled down

You know nothing you did was with malicious but the more you try to explain and justify the bigger hole you will dig for yourself, as it will be seen as shit stirring. Just draw a line under it and move on.

Jux · 24/03/2011 09:45

OP you responded to your friend's request for help. Your friend is now upset (and that is normal too). It may be that you could have couched your conversation differently and so not upset her so much, but hey, hindsight is a wonderful thing and she did ask you.

Personally I would want to know if my dd was drinking in the park, going out with a 16 year old etc. I would jolly well want to know. It would upset me greatly to hear it though. I don't think I'd shoot the messenger though, but who knows?

Don't worry about it.

Sanesometimes1 · 24/03/2011 15:29

Thank you all for your supportive messages - did not sleep very well last night at all, this sort of thing dosn't ever happen to me usually !, am just waiting for dd to come home from school now praying that all is ok for her - still can't really get over how mum 1 was not at all bothered what would be said to my dd by her dd and this other girl, have not even told my dh about this either as I;m not sure how he would react.
We went on holiday with this family last year and spoke about doing it again this year- oh my god help what am i going to do about that !! did not even think about that yesterday.

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KickArseQueen · 24/03/2011 16:39

Hope today went ok for your dd!

KatieWatie · 24/03/2011 16:49

I feel sorry for your DD, I do hope it all turns out ok for her and that she doesn't stop telling you stuff as a result!

Lesson learned though, just move on from it.

Over time I'm sure that Mum1 will realise she was harsh on you - she asked you for advice, you and your other mates tried to help her, she's basically shooting the messenger but I can see why she felt a bit embarrassed to be learning something new about her daughter from someone else, that can't have been easy even though she did ask for it!

Gingefringe · 24/03/2011 16:52

Sorry, can't read this - no full stops, no paragraphs and too many 'etc etc'.

Lost interest after the first few lines I'm afraid.

lalalonglegs · 24/03/2011 17:48

Am amazed that the other mother hadn't worked out that her child was out drinking (among other things) herself. (1) Daughter's behaviour has really changed (2) She is hanging around with older people (3) She spends all her free evenings in the park. The clues are there that she's probably not playing crown green bowls.

YABU to have said that your daughter had said she was drinking - you should have pointed the mother in the right direction based on all the evidence she was giving you (although I would have suggested drugs rather than drink).

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