My daughter has a friend at nursery who would ask me if she could come and play every time I saw her. I kept meaning to drop a note for her mum with my phone number to invite them over seeing as the girls got on so well. I didn't end up doing this until meeting the mum very briefly at another girl's bday party and I mentioned my intentions.
A few weeks later I left a note for the mum with my phone number.
I never did hear from her.
Months later I take dd to another bday party. At the end of the party this mum turns up to collect her dd. I was across the room and I smiled at her. Neither of us ended up speaking to each other.
I invite her daughter to my dd's bday party. She texts me and says they'll be coming. A week or so later there is a little show at the nursery, she sits behind me, I turn around and say, 'Hi!', I smile and she seems uncomfortable.
It's dd's party, some man I don't recognise with an older girl turns up. It's dd's friend, her older sister and a very uncomfortable looking dad. The dad drops the girls off, tells me he will be back at the end of the party. Doesn't leave a phone number or anything.
Can't help but think the mum thinks I'm nuts and is avoiding me. Was my smile slightly unhinged from across the room?
(Although why would she leave her 2 children alone at a party with someone she thinks is nuts??)
Go easy on me MNers.