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to feel aggrieved with this mum or am I having a sense of humour failure?

100 replies

poachedeggs · 10/01/2013 19:26

DS is 5 and did something very naughty at school today which caused damage. He and his friend have been severely reprimanded by the class and head teachers, plus the janitor. DS is very remorseful (to the extent that he offered to give the contents of his piggy bank to the head in order to pay for repairs!) and it has been taken seriously all round.

So I'm mightily pissed off that a mum from the class has posted on Facebook, tagging myself and the other boy's mum, gleefully tutting because shed heard all about it from her child. I will struggle to contain myself should her angel child step out of line in the future.

Trying to feel lighthearted about it but tbh I'm gutted, disappointed in DS and really cross that it's so fucking amusing.

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Seabird72 · 10/01/2013 19:27

is this other mum a personal friend? If not then she's is out of order.

WhataMistakeaToMakea · 10/01/2013 19:28

YANBU. It's nothing to do with her. I'd untag myself and ask her to remove it.

neighbourhoodwitch · 10/01/2013 19:28

God what a bitch. She will get her comeuppance. Wait and see.

VisualiseAHorse · 10/01/2013 19:29

YANBU.

ElfOnTheShelf · 10/01/2013 19:29

Can't you untag yourself? My DH has done that when a friend said something a bit libelous about him.

YADNBU

MrsMcEnroe · 10/01/2013 19:30

YANBU. She sounds like a horrible woman. Untag yourself, defriend her and block her!

MirandaGoshawk · 10/01/2013 19:30

Aagh, what a sweetie your DS is, re the piggy bank. As for this other mum, YANBU. Seems like very bad manners to me. Not a FB expert but I would feel mightily pissed off too. Just remember that it's tomorrow's chip papers (IYKWIM) and hold your head up.

MirandaGoshawk · 10/01/2013 19:30

Aah, that is

Sugarice · 10/01/2013 19:31

Can you pm her and tell her to remove it!

I would be seething and YANBU at all.

poachedeggs · 10/01/2013 19:31

She's a friend in as much as we live in a small town and we all know each other. We share a CM and I know her mum. She's not a glass of wine and a gossip friend.

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blackeyedsusan · 10/01/2013 19:31

yanbu. hopefully, most people will see it as bitchy and be relieved it as not their child. those who don't, don't have an opinion that is worrth bothering about anyway. these things would have been gossiped about in the past. it is worse now though that they are on facebook for all the world to see, but most of the world will not care, honest..

blackeyedsusan · 10/01/2013 19:33

I bet her mum could tell you some tales of when she was little! Grin

MrsMelons · 10/01/2013 19:33

Oh my god, that is awful. I can't believe how nasty some people are. I think most people will think she is pretty awful for doing that. I would untag myself for sure.

Alliwantisaroomsomewhere · 10/01/2013 19:34

Clearly she IS a gossip type, but not with you! She obviously posted this message for the reaction from other people.

YANBU at all! I would be livid.

usualsuspect · 10/01/2013 19:34

Untag yourself ask her to remove it,then unfriendly and block.

usualsuspect · 10/01/2013 19:34

unfriend*

amazingmumof6 · 10/01/2013 19:35

I'd be ticked off too, what a nasty gossiping bitch. Angry

I'm (sadly) a very confrontational person, so would probably ask her tomorrow in person if she's pleased with herself.

but would not retaliate in the future, you are better than that.

give that silly boy of yours the biggest cuddle, he's such a sweetie for trying to make up for it! and miles more mature, than that bitch!

poachedeggs · 10/01/2013 19:35

I suppose I could pm her but what will it achieve? Plus, it demonstrates to everyone who sees it that she's a bit of a cow (assuming they don't all also find it hilarious - your responses have reassured me I'm not just being sensitive).

I think I'll just mentally note that she's to be kept at arms length and fervently hope her DC drops a bollock ASAP

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RyleDup · 10/01/2013 19:38

I'd put a comment on it asking why she gleefully felt the need to share that with all her friends on facebook.

Floggingmolly · 10/01/2013 19:41

Tell her to fuck off and keep her nose out. Posting it on Facebook!!!!!

HoHoHoNoYouDont · 10/01/2013 19:41

If that's all she's got to talk about then she must be extremely bored!

DesperatelySeekingSedatives · 10/01/2013 19:42

What a knob. Her I mean. That's what I'd be thinking if I saw this on FB. Bet a few others think the same.

Defriend the smug saddo. Life is too short for people like this!

gimmecakeandcandy · 10/01/2013 19:42

Add message | Report | Message poster RyleDup Thu 10-Jan-13 19:38:59
I'd put a comment on it asking why she gleefully felt the need to share that with all her friends on facebook.

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CloudsAndTrees · 10/01/2013 19:44

What a bitch!?

Who in their right mind thnks it's acceptable to post about other people's children on Facebook, let alone when it's obviously something you're going to be stressed about today!

But, on the other hand, your ds may have done something that is especially amusing to people who aren't having to deal with it. Thing that other people's children do can be quite funny. So, umm, what did he do?

PoohBearsHole · 10/01/2013 19:46