Every bloody morning and afternoon on the school run I get collared by a mum whose DD is friends with my DD. She doesn't want to have a conversation, instead she just talks talks talks without letting me get a word in edgeways, about all sorts of things, with her face right up close to mine. I hadn't seen her for a few days this week as my DD has been off school. But at pick up today she spotted me and came over to "talk". She asked how I was and I said not too good as we've had a death in the family, and she immediately ignored that and started talking about something to do with herself.
She kept going on and on and on, and I get a bit of a panicky, claustrophobic feeling when she does it, as like I said she puts her face close to mine and talks away. If I try to say anything it's as if i haven't spoken, she just carries on talking so I just look at her blankly now with no expression whilst she talks. After 5 minutes I said "Right, I've got to get going anyway", and started walking (I have to be blunt as she doesn't listen so I just have to walk off) and she started walking with me, talking and talking. I ended up just saying "Bye then" and walking quickly away in the end.
Now I know she lacks social skills, but she is seriously making me dread the school run each day. I have friends there to stand with and chat to but she finds me wherever I am and starts talking. A few people have made comments about her in the past and said they don't like her and that they find her difficult to get on with. I think she thinks as our DDs are friends then we are "friends" too.
What can I do to get the message across to her? I really don't think she will get the message easily as I am trying now but she doesn't get it. I feel that even if I said "Look, I really don't want to stand and talk to you" she still wouldn't get it, as she wouldn't even hear me say it over her talking!