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Weird parent at school

204 replies

Summerwood1 · 10/12/2013 21:02

I was friends with a Chinese lady at my daughters school. The Chinese lady's daughter fell out with another child at school, who's mum i also spoke to. Because I talked to the other mum,the Chinese lady now won't speak to me! My daughter and the Chinese lady's daughter are still friends at school and play together at school,but if we walk past the little girl whist she is with her mother,the child turns away and looks at the grass so she doesn't have to say hello! Yet play together every day at school. My daughter asked if she wanted to come and play,she replied 'I can't my mum doesn't know I play with you' . Our only sin was to walk with the other mum she had fallen out with,bizarre behaviour!!!

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songlark · 10/12/2013 23:19

Why do people get so uptight about the op referring to the lady in question as the "Chinese lady". If she was at home talking to her husband about it I'm sure she wouldn't be omitting the ethnicity of the lady. It's how we talk. Just imagine if the lady involved was 90, I'm sure she would mention this as well, it helps to paint the picture...or would she then be described as ageist. People should just lighten up and stop nit picking.

K8Middleton · 10/12/2013 23:20

Paint a picture? Like a willow pattern songlark?

I feel qualified to comment. One of my best friends is Chinese.

Alisvolatpropiis · 10/12/2013 23:21

I am the Chinese mum.

TheFabulousIdiot · 10/12/2013 23:23

Grin you lot are hilarious

songlark · 10/12/2013 23:25

Well we could have a willow pattern in the background if you fancy it.

IAmChineseLady · 10/12/2013 23:29

Actually I Am Chinese Lady.

#chineselady

TodgerDodger · 10/12/2013 23:30

YABU.

HTH

IAmChineseLady · 10/12/2013 23:30

(Zing here btw)

JollySantersSelectionBox · 10/12/2013 23:34

Ach I have just changed to my Christmas name, now I need another?

InTheBEEwitchedWinter · 10/12/2013 23:34

Zing, we all know you're not Chinese, you're Hungarian.

It's me, the German lady.

It's like the United Nations in here!

ZingChoirsOfAngels · 10/12/2013 23:38

Grin I'd never deny it!

OP is not talking to me either.
is it because I is black? Grin (gotta love Ali G)

has she stopped talking to you as well winter?
is that because you are German?

Valdeeves · 10/12/2013 23:50

Sebsmummy - I'd just identify people by the way that look.
And I really wish other people would too.

Valdeeves · 10/12/2013 23:51

The OP is probably feeling pretty humiliated right now. But I guess the point has been made.

Chippednailvarnish · 10/12/2013 23:57

I'm not the chinese lady, I am Spartacus.

Hogwash · 11/12/2013 00:00

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50shadesofmeh · 11/12/2013 00:00

Maybe she has heard you referring to her as ' Chinese mum'

WhereDoAllTheCalculatorsGo · 11/12/2013 00:04

Are you sure she's a Chinese Lady and not just a Chinese Woman? You know, married to a Chinese Knight

tinmug · 11/12/2013 00:08

Just be nice to her OP, and she'll be China in your hand.

PostmanPatAlwaysRingsTwice · 11/12/2013 00:09

There's a Chinese Lady at one of my toddler groups. She's always pulling this kind of stunt when one if the toddlers nicks another toddler's Travis the Tractor. They're known for it.

rockybalboa · 11/12/2013 00:18

My neighbour is A Chinese Lady. The neighbour before her was Another Chinese Lady. They are both v nice and v friendly. I think we all know who 'the weird parent at school' is now.

EarlGreyCuppa · 11/12/2013 00:24

Ah sh!t I've been rumbled! This is about me, I'm Chinese and weird... I'm desperately trying to figure out which one of those Whitey Ladies at school is posting about me, damn I must force my kid to make more eye contact and work on her social skills. Seriously, I ignore so many mums at school, sooo paranoid now..Grin

ZingChoirsOfAngels · 11/12/2013 00:25

our local Chinese is called China China.

I like Chinese food. just saying

WandaDoff · 11/12/2013 00:28

PMSL tinmug Grin

WandaDoff · 11/12/2013 00:30

I bought a wok last week.

PeriodFeatures · 11/12/2013 00:40

What on earth is going on? This makes no sense.