Meet the Other Phone. Protection built in.

Meet the Other Phone.
Protection built in.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

or is my friend living on another planet?

361 replies

Mountainviewloo · 21/08/2017 10:38

A friend of mine I haven't seen for a while has asked to meet up at the weekend. She originally said could we meet for brunch and asked me to suggest a time and place so I suggested 11 somewhere central for both of us (this is a normal time for brunch right?!?!). She replied saying that was a bit early for her as she likes to sleep in at the weekend (fair enough, I did too pre-toddler), and suggested 1pm. I said fine.

She then a few hours later texted saying would I mind meeting for dinner instead as she'd forgotten she had a delivery coming. Again I said fine. She suggested we meet at 9pm. This to me is ridiculously late for dinner but whatever, I could live with it so I said fine, but just FYI I won't be able to bring DS (the original plan was for me to bring DS as she wanted to see him - this was her request, not mine as I'd much rather have a peaceful meal without him!).

She then said something along the lines of oh no why not, I really want to see him. I pointed out that 9pm was 2 hours past his bedtime. She then asked why I couldn't just keep him up. I explained that he would go into meltdown mode through overtiredness and no one would have a nice time.

She has now gone into a huff with me saying I am being difficult and he needs to be able to come "off routine" sometimes or he will be "impossible to manage" as he gets older.

Surely IANBU here?! I am not a dragon about his routine at all, but if I take him out for dinner at 9pm it will be hell for everyone involved. He's 18 months.

I haven't replied to her last message yet.

OP posts:
YouTheCat · 24/08/2017 10:03

It wasn't highlighted for me either.

It'd be really tempting to send her a reply but you'll get nowhere with it because she can't see that she's wrong. It speaks volumes that your other friend wasn't surprised by the behaviour.

I think blocking and ignoring is probably for the best.

LaContessaDiPlump · 24/08/2017 10:13

I'd be taking to FB at this point op - she needs a big dose of reality, and the friendship is over anyway so nothing to lose! I have prepared some text for you.....

'Friends! Who is unreasonable here?

Person 1: Let's meet up at a specific time.
Person 2: Fab, that works for me and my 18mo child.
Person 1: Wait, let's rearrange.
Person 2: Ok.
Person 1: Wait, let's rearrange again.
Person 2: Ok.
Person 1: Wait, let's meet at 9pm instead.
Person 2: Sorry, can't do that with my 18mo child.
Person 1: OMG U R SO UNREASONABLE

Please cast your vote everybody! Interested to hear your thoughts ;)'

Motoko · 24/08/2017 10:45

Also I'm not sure why your last update wasn't highlighted like all your other posts.

Because the name in the OP has a capital M, and in the update, a lower case m.

Raindancer411 · 24/08/2017 11:08

I would say you are best off without her. It's her they wants the universe to revolve around

Dianag111 · 24/08/2017 16:20

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

SapphireStrange · 24/08/2017 16:42

She is either going through some really terrible personal shit that's making her act like this, or she's a gaslighting loon.

I'm sorry, OP. I think blocking and forgetting is the most sensible option.

FancyThatFenceEdge · 24/08/2017 17:12

She is no friend. She is a cunt. And not a nice one either.

Least you've blocked her now. Good riddance!

AprilLady4 · 24/08/2017 18:23

Shock Flowers

schoolgaterebel · 24/08/2017 18:38

Even if you pointed out to her how inflexible she is being, it will fall on deaf ears.

MN has spoken, she is being massively unreasonable, cut her out if your life and don't look back!

roundturnandtwohalfhitches · 28/08/2017 11:16

I've just read your update. My mad friend with whom I had the same issue (I posted about 3000 posts ago) said the same think. I would need to learn to be more flexible otherwise my child would suffer. I'm now wondering if she's the same person? Be like me. Cut her off for ever. My life is far less complicated.

IrritatedUser1960 · 28/08/2017 11:18

Your friend is being ridiculous.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Swipe left for the next trending thread