A friend wanted to meet up with our DCs.
We used to live a few mins walk from each other so used to meet for convenience as we took DCs to same park/cafe.
We have moved and are now a 15 min drive away. We are broke and paying for unecessary petrol is something I'm trying to avoid. She has a car and a licence but refuses to drive.
We arranged to meet after school near hers. This was a pita for me as I had to drive to dc's school (instead of her getting the free bus home) then to the park, then home which cost me a few £ in petrol.
Once I was driving she text me to change plans from park to soft play 'because of the weather'. It was 17c and cloudy. I said no because I didn't have money for sp and the weather was fine for park. She said it was raining where she was. I arrived at the park and texted to say we'd arrived. She texted back to say she'd be there in half an hour.
I was annoyed at this point as I felt that I didn't want to wait in the park for half an hour then stand for another half hour while they played.
But we waited. There was a few drops of rain but it was fine. We both didn't have jackets but weren't cold. There were others kids in park.
40 mins later she texts to say she has just given her DCs lunch and they are about to leave! I am so pissed off! She knew we were standing in the rain waiting for her, having changed all our plans for her convenience then she leisurely fed her DCs knowing she was keeping us waiting and that she was already almost an hour late!
She said she would be there soon. But by this time my DC had been playing for 45 mins, had been on all the swings etc and now needed the toilet. I also had older DC at home waiting for us.
So I just left.
Cue the phone constantly ringing whilst I was driving, which was very distracting.
I'd wasted money and a whole afternoon.
She sent a couple of texts but didn't apologise.
I suppose it was a little childish of me to storm off but really was ibu?