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AIBU to think this mum excluded my 5 year old

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WoopWoop200 · 02/05/2016 11:20

Hi,
I am very upset for my DS and not sure where i stand with this. So mum1 from school invited us for a weekend away at a theme park for her DS bday along with mum2 and her DD. I wound up arranging it and booking it for all of us. Mum1 tells me she and Mum2 will share a room, which is fine. Then they arrange a ride up together. Its a 2hr drive so i say ill see if my DH can come as im not great with long distance they say no, mums only. Fine.
1st day her DS winds up both the other kids, etc. and my DS winds up in a foul mood.Mum1 hires a double scooter (buggy sort of thing) she says they can all share but her kid won't. She tells me i should get my own scooter tomorrow, but she doesn't tell mum2.
2nd day i arrive at theme park before them and ring the mum to say we will go in ahead as it is heaving and book out a double scooter for the kids incase they run out by time they get in. So me and DS get one and wait by entrance for 40mins and theres no sign of them. So i try ringing, nothing. Then i see mum2 go into shop so rush over to see where everyone is she says mum1 is sorting out scooter hire. I turn around and mum1 has the 2kids tucked in a scooter. So i say ill go outside and wait. I ring DH as i dont want to tell them that im annoyed no one rang me when they got in and she ignored what i had said.
Mum1 proceeds to stomp past me with the scooter thing and disappear. So i tell mum2 im going to swop the double for a single and will catch up. I catch up with them 10 mins later at a ride to find they didnt even wait for us and are half way in the queue and my DS wants to go on so we have to wait by ourselves. Mum1 then proceeds to ignore us. Stands between my DS and the 2 kids. If my DS stands infront of scooter to talk to the other 2 then she nudges him out the way and stomps off.
In the end, i felt very unwelcome and told mum2 that we were going to seperate off and spend the day by ourselves as my son is upset that he can't speak to his friends and it is very awkward. Mum2 said she couldnt understand why mum1 was behaving this way but stayed with her.

AIBU to think my DS was excluded by an adult?

It's one thing if she was annoyed with me but i just cant fathom how an adult would take it out on a child. I never even got a chance to speak to mum1, so it cant be something i said.

Thanks

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Meemolly · 02/05/2016 17:39

Just run, very fast, away from these friendships. You have been fab, some women can be really odd and act out stuff by projecting it on to their kids and their friends.

WoopWoop200 · 02/05/2016 18:46

Thanks again everyone.
Both mums transferred the money into my account as soon as it was booked. I dont know why neither of them booked it on their own accounts or online themselves.
It was annoying having to drive around solo. I did get lost the first day trying to find a harvesters for dinner and had to pull over to get my sh*t together as i panicked a bit. Luckily DS had fallen asleep so didnt have a clue.
I will be speaking to Ds' teacher to inform her of incident as i know mum1s DS is vindictive but plays angel.
I met both these women via school as our kids seemed to get along. DS is in yr 1 and they have known eachother since nursery. We usually meet up once a month to take kids out somewhere. First time i have been away with them. I would never tell DS not to speak to another child, that would be unfair and confusing. But i will make sure the staff keep an ear out.
I must say i nearly lost it when she nudges DS out of the way the 2nd time. 1st time i didn't realise what she was doing. But i really didn't want to scare my DS as he was already getting upset so i removed from the situation all together. If she does have the nerve to be say anything to me without kids around i will have a field day. He's my baby at the end of the day

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Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 02/05/2016 19:04

Why the hell did the clique exclusive cunt invite you and your DS, as Its clear she didn't want you there, and that is a dig at her not you and your DS. There's nothing more uncomfortable that being made to feel like you're not welcome and tagging along.
Some women never leave the playground, and think they're playing house with their Dolls. I grew out of that sort of behaviour when I was 12.
And I say this as women, but why is it that you only get clique women. I've never came across any clique men.

ApproachingATunnel · 02/05/2016 19:16

Tbh after 40 min wait at the gate i would have thought 'fuck this' and gone in with DS and had a day just for us.
Mum 1 is a nutcase and mum 2 is no better either. Why on earth invite you and then ignore, thats so playground bullying. I did think it weird they wanted 'mums only' and your dh couldnt come along (assuming he would have paid for himself). Its not like its hen do or something!

Lunar1 · 02/05/2016 19:28

Bloody hell they sound nasty!

Janecc · 03/05/2016 02:59

Normally people when holidaying in a group agree a time to meet for breakfast and drive to places in convoy. That's maybe more difficult on long journeys but not for harvester and getting to the park. Thoroughly outrageous playground behaviour.

SpanishLady · 03/05/2016 03:28

urgh - vacuous tit.

You did really well, I would ignore from now on but unless she picks on you I would not say anything - she will know from your keeping distant

ugh again - I really feel for you (my son is 5 so imagining it being him and am getting upset!)

Wdigin2this · 03/05/2016 04:07

With friends like that, you don't need enemies!

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