I've name changed for this as information is quite identifying:
There's a woman I know from school (not even really that as she wasn't in any of my classes) who has a 4 month old baby girl, my DD is a year old. We'll call her Linda. Linda has the same birthday as me so I think that's why she "latched" onto me. I think she's lonely, her partner lives in the city the opposite direction to my her village (basically you go through my town to get to it), and sees her when he comes down to my town once a week - he's the father of her baby. She can't drive so has to get the twice daily bus or lifts to my town. I completely empathise with her, but she's getting a bit much - she's always messaging me on Facebook, asking to meet up and has twice asked me to babysit her daughter (when she was only a week old the first time) so that she could see her partner. We've met up several times both in her village (I can get lifts) and in my town but she can be annoying as it's obvious she's lonely. She's always commenting on everyone's (even if she's not friends with them - when a mutual friend comments) Facebook pictures and is always trying to find a way to get to see her partner more by asking people for lifts/bus money. I do really feel sorry for her situation.
Anyway, my best friend, we'll call Kerry, lives in the same village as Linda. I know Kerry through DH's work and we've all become really good friends, including Kerry's husband. Apart from living in the same village and having me as a friend on facebook Kerry and Linda do not really know each other.
Kerry has recently been away on holiday and she bought back a personalised teddy of the countries national animal - it has my DDs initials and birthdate on. It's lovely and must have cost a fortune. Kerry also bought back a smaller non personalised version, for my DD to "play" with. Of course my DD loves the small teddy toy and it's currently her favourite alongside her cat toy which she's had since birth.
Before giving them to my DD, Kerry posted a photo on Facebook asking if they would be ok for her, she tagged me, DH and my MIL (Kerry's mum works with my MIL - it's that kinda town.) Of course Linda saw the tags and asked Kerry to buy one for her own DD saying she'd pay for it. Kerry refused to buy for Linda as she didn't know her well, and also it was the last day of her holiday and she didn't want to be rushing around buying things for other people when she should of been enjoying herself.
Linda is now messaging me every few hours asking if she can have the smaller toy as apparently my DD doesn't need both. She's offering me money and trying to arrange to meet me so she can see if her DD likes it.
I've said no, defriended and blocked her on Facebook. She's now messaging my husband and MIL (she's never even met my MIL!) to try and get them to persuade me to make DD part with her toy. She's also messaging Kerry asking when she's going again so she can get Linda's DD one.
How the hell can I get her to go away and leave me alone?