My daughter has been going to nursery and now reception with this boy, they are friends but not best friends. We used to live in the same block of flats and this boy used to go to a CM friend of mine, so mother and I always been polite to each other but not friends at all.
She invited my daughter and the whole class I think, to her son's b'day party back in April. I decided my daughter would not go because she had just started her very expensive swimming lessons which were on the same day and time, plus the paty was not gonna be local but a bit further away and as I don't drive would be a bit of nightmare to get there. If the party was local, I would go after swimming even if it was for one hour but the place was not practical for me at all.
So I declined well in advance and bought the gift my daughter chose. I put the gift in a gift bag with a card and I gave to the (new) CM at the school gate one day before the party (I checked with CM beforehand is she could take it) and asked CM to give to the mother so mother could decide best time for child to open it.
I never heard anything from mother, I thought it was a bit rude but nevermind...but...last week, mother went to pick up at school, I was using my huge sunglasses, she probably thought I didn't see her coming, so when she saw me she pulled a nasty face and looked the other way clearly avoiding talking to me and pretending she was too busy and didn't see me...
Than this week we bumped into each other close to school, she said a vague hello not even looking at me...
I am not that bother tbh, but what have I done wrong and how rude of her to treat me and my child whose she is tottaly ignoring now like that just because we didn't go to the party? Anyway our children are at primary together should parents not be more civilised to each other?
Or maybe I am just over reacting and hae nothing else better to do?
(I probably do but it is more fun to procrastinate on MN)