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To think this is unnecessarily bitchy?

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BearsandHearts · 22/02/2018 17:56

Will try to keep brief!
Last Friday I went out with some work colleagues for drinks. Whilst out my colleague/friend bumped into her husband who was with his friends. I hit it off with one of the men he was with and we've been texting with an aim to meet up soon.
My colleague knew this and seemed very keen for us to meet. However yesterday colleague told me she'd seen this man I'm due to go out with as he's a mutual friend. She said quite casually ' I told mutual friend you've got 3 kids by 3 dad's and you've had a boob job'. I told her she's being bitchy and not to put ideas in this man's head. Why would you tell someone that?

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BerylStreep · 25/02/2018 21:35

Well your colleague 'friend' as made it crystal clear that she judges the fact you have 3 DC by different fathers and you have had a boob job. She's not a friend.

Nitrobetty1 · 25/02/2018 21:36

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RebelRogue · 25/02/2018 21:38

@Nitrobetty1 in your eagerness to be bitchy you missed important bits of info. Like yes ,the OP does work and the thread is about a work colleague!!!
Talk about not RTFT , some don't even manage the OP.Hmm

Frequency · 25/02/2018 21:39

Do you work? Or is the tax payer paying for you to have children?

Sweet baby Jesus, it gets worse! Are you people not ashamed of yourselves or do you have trade your shame for your judgypants?

She owns her own home. You don't get benefit on mortgage payments. One can safely assume she works.

NataliaOsipova · 25/02/2018 21:39

Do you work? Or is the tax payer paying for you to have children?

Here we go again. The taxpayer pays for most people to have children. Unless you're significantly into the higher rate tax bracket, anyone with kids takes out more than they put in - so why single out the OP...?

Bears I'm glad to hear your date went well and that you had a nice evening!

TeachesOfPeaches · 25/02/2018 21:41

Nitro READ THE OP

JacintaJones · 25/02/2018 21:44

Nitro why are you so unhappy?

I hope that whatever you are battling doesn’t ultimately beat you down anymore. Your posts are quite worrying and I legitimately hope that you’re going to be ok Flowers

BearsandHearts · 25/02/2018 21:47

Nitro is almost 10pm my children have been in bed for hours

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RebelRogue · 25/02/2018 21:48

@BearsandHearts wake them up right now and spend time with them!!! How neglectful of you to have them in bed at 9 pm on a school night. Grin

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NataliaOsipova · 25/02/2018 21:54

Nitro is almost 10pm my children have been in bed for hours

Christ, I wish mine had! I could do with some parenting tips.....Grin

Pfftkids · 25/02/2018 21:56

Someone needs to wind their neck inHmm

Just read your thread Op. She's a right bitch and I wouldn't be telling her anything from now on. Glad you had a good first date and hope there's many more to come

RebelRogue · 25/02/2018 21:57

@NataliaOsipova buy new beds,works like a charm until they become old beds.Grin

TerfyMcTerface · 25/02/2018 21:57

Wow at the slut-shamers on here. Just vile. I'm amazed how polite the OP has been in the face of such nastiness and provocation.

NataliaOsipova · 25/02/2018 21:59

Rebel You are Mrs Bensons for Beds and I claim my prize.. .Grin

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RebelRogue · 25/02/2018 22:18

@NataliaOsipova darn I've been caught! You can have an err...uhmm...bed post?Grin

HonkyWonkWoman · 25/02/2018 22:31

BearsandHearts your restraint in your replies is admirable.
You are obviously a lot more classy than the misogynistic haters, who have been absolutely vile in their judging of you.
In answer to your OP, I do think that your work "friend" was bitchy and is probably jealous of you.
I hope that you enjoy your nights out!

Marnie182 · 25/02/2018 22:32

Just rtft. My god all the nasty posters trying 'slut shame' op makes me feel so depressed. It's 2018 and we still have a hell of away to go before us women are equal humans to men.
It's never going to happen when women are ripping other women to shreds like this. I despair, I really do!

Anyway op you sound like you are doing an amazing job bringing up your lovely children.

Enjoy your next date hope it goes well again Smile

NataliaOsipova · 25/02/2018 22:32

Rebel Grin

Marnie182 · 25/02/2018 22:34

YANBU btw. I think she sounds jealous of you.

NeedsAsockamnesty · 25/02/2018 23:43

What on earth does “liking attention” in that context even mean?

NeedsAsockamnesty · 25/02/2018 23:56

FWIW op.

I have sons and no I wouldn’t have an issue with them dating someone with multiple kids by multiple partners the multiple partner thing wouldn’t even raise my eyebrows outside of How my child conducted themselves towards the woman and the children, I wouldn’t want my son to think he could treat someone badly or recklessly because of that.
The children thing would prompt a conversation about not involving himself in the kids lives unless he was very serious and after that point if the kids were loved and well cared for then it wouldn’t matter.

And I would date a man who had 3 kids by 3 different mums if those kids lived in his home the majority of the time and met exactly the same criteria by which I would view a woman, so loved and well cared for.
I would immediately discount one who didn’t fully support and care for his children.
But then I have more children by more dads than you so I guess I’m a raging Trollope as well unless it matters that a fair few of mine occurred under laboratory conditions

SleepingStandingUp · 26/02/2018 00:18

What on earth does “liking attention” in that context even mean? I suspect it means the hussy enjoys name company and even enjoys sex. The shame of it. I bet she's done it more than 3 times too.

I'm just jealous of anyone who's child was asleep before 9 bloody 30