Background:
Last year I received a wedding invite to our NDN's daughter's wedding. The invite was for me and my very elderly (92) father. My Dad isn't very mobile and has to be close to a toilet as he has prostate/bladder issues. The church ceremony was local but the reception was over an hour's drive away. My DH was not included in the invitation. Having attended weddings on my own before, I know I do not enjoy them.Especially when I have to drive and stay on water. Wedding music is crap too. Actually I don't really enjoy them when I am with someone. Anyway, there was no way Dad was able to go to the reception and I decided to decline but we gave a cash gift of £100. The bride came round to try to convince me to go and asked did I want to take someone with me, she doesn't know my DH, it was a bit uncomfortable and she tried to return the cash but I insisted she keep it. I told her my Dad and I would go to the church and see her married. On the day Dad was unwell and I had three unexpected visitors. So no one went to the church and her Mum, my NDN hasn't spoken to me since. Ah well.
Not only has she not spoken to me but has blanked me in public, deliberately turning her back to me when I greeted her. It was a bit mortifying as it was in front of mutual acquaintances . If I drive past her house and she is in the garden, she stares (brazenly) at me but never returns my wave. Her DH will wave but her son blanks me too. I think this all rather childish but obviously our refusal has offended her deeply.
So last week I drove past her on the way to a local event, think rural community type thing. All the village was there. I can't remember if I saw her or not, but if I did I would have nodded/waved and she would have given me her normal death stare. So today........
A mutual neighbour told me that NDN was waiting for a lift to the event and I drove past without offering one leaving her on the side of the road. NDN said how she thought I was unmannerly and unneighbourly. And lots more stuff about how I was unpleasant (bitch, cunt etc).She knows my number and could have rang to ask, I would have gladly given her a lift. She could have waved me down and I would have stopped for her. I know she wants to stir up a drama making herself a victim and me the evil perpetrator. I know most of the village knows her for this type of thing. The thing is, she has really upset my Dad.
I so want to go round with a few bricks and put her windows in. I really want to spray her flowerbeds with bleach. I want to superglue her locks. I won't though. I won't even discuss this outside the family. She has done and said so much shit over the thirty five years our families have lived here. Really nasty spiteful stuff. My Mum, who was a very lady like and gentle person, once threatened to punch her lights out!
I will say nothing, do nothing but it's really hard knowing that she is saying stuff like this about me.
Thanks for letting me rant. I can't do it anywhere else.