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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

to think this mother was quite rude?

44 replies

Yellowsponge · 30/04/2016 19:02

There's a mum in DS's class that hates me. About 3 years ago she accosted me at the local park after school shouting that my DS was bullying hers (this was whilst both our DS's were off playing together BTW). I asked what had been going on and she said DS had pushed her DS over at school. I apologised and explained that I wasn't aware that that had happened but I would speak to the school the next day. She carried on shouting that that wasn't good enough, she wanted him punished that day by me. By this point she was pretty much screaming and everybody was looking. I told her that I wasn't willing to carry on the conversation and we would sort it through the school. She took it upon herself to then go up to my DS and scream in his face that he was a nasty boy and to stay away from her DS. Anyway, long story short I told her to stay away from my child, left the park and spoke to class teacher the next day. They weren't aware of any issues, said the boys all played rough and spoke to the mum about the procedure for concerns with her DS.

To this day she still ignores me. Fine by me. However, here's my AIBU. DS had his birthday party today and she dropped her DS off, walked straight past me without so much as a "hello" and off she went. Then at the end of the party I went up to her and her DS, gave him his party bag and said hi to her. She completely blanked me! Got her DS's coat and off they went. AIBU to think that you bloody well thank the host of a party your child has just been to?! I really don't understand why she has such a big issue with me! I shouldn't let it bother me really but it has. After the way she spoke to me and my DS i should be the one ignoring her surely?

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lem73 · 01/05/2016 17:18

Op you are handling it brilliantly and have made the right decision by letting off steam on here. Ewe I'm sorry for your little boy. We had a similar situation some time ago. I can't fathom adults taking out their grudges on little. Funnily enough, the boy whose parents would leave out ds has joined ds's rugby team this year and they have the cheek to ask for lifts! Dh won't let me say no Angry.

Yellowsponge · 01/05/2016 17:28

Thanks, I actually said "cunt" in front of my mum Blush yesterday after the party when explaining why I was seething and she didn't even flinch which is when I knew for sure that I was right to be annoyed Grin

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Canyouforgiveher · 01/05/2016 17:54

YANBU, she sounds like hard work. Imagine being her dp

I often use this one when dealing with awful people. I used to think these people behave ok with their own families but as I get older I realise drama-llama aggressive twats are eventually the same to everyone.

I actually said "cunt" in front of my mum blush yesterday after the party when explaining why I was seething and she didn't even flinch which is when I knew for sure that I was right to be annoyed grin

that made me laugh.

shutupandshop · 01/05/2016 17:58

Why would she being her ds to the bullys party?HmmConfused the word bully is over used. My dd3 was properly bullied over a ling period.

AskBasil · 01/05/2016 18:02

I suspect she's continuing to hang on to this because she knows she was in the wrong and has to construct some great big grievance in her mind to justify her disgraceful behaviour and lack of apology.

Be glad you won't know her in ten years. Grin

TheWitTank · 01/05/2016 18:07

Ridiculous behaviour by her, but feel satisfied you were the bigger person who invited her son to your party and behaved in an adult, polite fashion. I wouldn't want her talking to me anyway if she was the much of a twat.

CodyKing · 01/05/2016 18:15

The boy punched yours for no reason and you still invited him -

I think you need to teach your DS some friendship boundaries ... This does not sound like how a good friend would behave.

MissMoo22 · 01/05/2016 18:16

I have a similar situation. My DS(9) is best friends at school with a boy whos Mum really doesn't like me. I fell out with a friend of hers FOURTEEN years ago and when with her friend she blanks me and pretends like she never acknowledges me. However, she does acknowledge me when she's on her own in the playground etc, just a smile or a 'hello' which is fine by me, she just doesn't want to do it in front of her friend. Anyway....my DS wants to invite her son to every party and I always agree, however, he is never invited to her son's parties....ever. DS is upset by this but what can I do? I thought by inviting her son to my son's parties it showed I have no problem with her.

It sucks for the kids but just ignore it. I'm sure the kids see what is going on.

Yellowsponge · 01/05/2016 18:30

DS has asd. So his social maturity isn't quite there yet, he'll pretty much forgive anything. Not sure he even knows how to hold a grudge. Which can be a good and a bad thing.

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Pseudo341 · 01/05/2016 18:35

Well you know you're not being unreasonable, in fact I'd like to congratulate you on being so over the top reasonable when many of us would have caved and given her what for. Please keep including her son as much as you can, the poor kid's got an awful mother, it will help him to know that not all adults are like that and he will be judge on his own merits not her bad behaviour.

Yellowsponge · 02/05/2016 07:43

I'm sure there'll be another drama soon when I help with DS's class trip. Every year I help out in the classroom reading with the kids or whatever and usually go on the school trip. She complained last year about me helping in the class incase I "treated her child unfairly". She said this in the playground with many people around. Class teacher told her to get lost paraphrasing, she was a lot more polite than that unfortunately. Cue much grumbling and whispering and pointed looks in the playground. That's another thing that annoys me as well and does make me think sometimes that maybe I was in the wrong at the beginning of all this. When the park drama happened, there were quite a few other mums there and not one said anything. Not even asked if I was OK at the time or after. I guess they don't want to be sucked in to the crazy though Grin

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Looly71 · 02/05/2016 07:53

I think I would have to have it put with her. Who the hell does she think she is!
I witnessed a similar scene in a park once. I knew both mothers vaguely and said to the mouthy one 'that's enough now, leave it there'.
She glared at me but it did stop her in her tracks. The other mum was Confused at how aggressive she had been.
However you have been nothing but patient and it's about time you punched her in the face spoke to her about it.

Looly71 · 02/05/2016 07:54

Screaming in a child's face is never on either. I'm angry for you
Flowers

rainbowstardrops · 02/05/2016 08:00

She's a loon!!! Just hold your head up high when you see her and mutter crazy mother fucker and smile Smile

Yellowsponge · 02/05/2016 08:38

I hate confrontation. I've punched her a few times in my head though! I just want to be able to drop DS at school, pick him up at the end of the day and be done with it. Can't be dealing with drama and mean girls. I'm a grown woman ffs. She apparently is too!

DS has a lot of issues that require intervention at home and school. I spend a good chunk of each term in meetings with the school and at hospital appointments etc. I just feel like screaming at her that I've got enough things to deal with without her childish behaviour. But I don't. Because that will probably give her more ammunition.

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Only1scoop · 02/05/2016 08:41

Yanbu

Good luck to the ignorant bitch she will need it....

Not everyone is as polite as you Op

BillBrysonsBeard · 02/05/2016 09:41

Be smiley and breezy with her and never expect anything, these people think they're in a soap opera. Life is too short to give cunts like this any of your head space.

Damselindestress · 02/05/2016 10:05

Her son punched yours in the face? And she won't even speak to you? I wouldn't be facilitating the friendship TBH. Kids play rough but punching is too far and the issue can't be worked on when his mother can't even have a conversation about it.

Aeroflotgirl · 02/05/2016 10:13

Op in life there are some very nasty people, she is one of them. Foe whatever reason they want to be nasty and try to justify themselves. Her ds sounds really lovely I hope he does not grow up like his nasty mother, ignore her and don't give her any more of your headspace.

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