I made a good friend about a year ago. We're both single mums with girls, and get on really well, we've had boozy nights, shared loads of laughs and even been on double dates. Recently we went out for the day in my car, taking both DD's. I took some Sarnies, juice, biscuits y'know the usual. On the way there the girls started getting a bit restless and started getting a bit niggly with each other. I'm afraid I got a bit miffed that my friend kept opening bags of crisps and fizzy drinks and chocolate bars etc to shut them up. This was at 10am . It kept on coming, popcorn, cakes...(I'm not one of these overly-fretful mums who won't give her kids treats, quite the opposite). I didn't say anything. I didn't know how to without coming across all bolshy. Anyhow, lunch came and neither of them ate anything but demanded more chocolate and crisps my DD got really upset when I said no, have a sarnie. So the afternoon was more tantrums and tears than usual. On he way home my friend started giving them more sweets, smoothies, so I snapped. I said please don't co's my DD with definitely puke and I don't want to spend what's left of the weekend clearing that up .. She took it OK but sort of laughed and took the piss a little. Anyhow that was a fortnight ago and she hasn't returned my call, texted me back, sent any FB messages, nothing.
I know someone's going to say well, if she cuts you off because you told her nicely not to stuff your kid with crap then she's not worth knowing. Yes I know, but could I have done it any gentler? I feel like a nasty bastard now.