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To think this "friend" is a cf and not a friend at all

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Specky12 · 06/07/2018 13:14

Big history with this friend, basically i had a very close friendship with someone (D) and then a few years ago this new friend (G) became close with us both. We hung out, had kids the same age, socialised, meals out etc. Anyway D annoyed me over something trivial to do with the kids and wrongly I vented by text to G and she screeshotted it all and sent it to D. D was in a bad place, marriage breaking and miscarriage threat and she just couldn't deal with this too and shut down. We talk occasionally now but our friendship has never been the same since because understandably D felt betrayed. I take responsibility for this fully but it was hard as both D & G turned against me and virtually ignored me after this for months.

G moved house a year ago and out of the blue asked to.borrow by £350 petrol lawnmower. I was so pleased she contacted me and thought maybe we could be friends again and lent it to her. A few months passed and I needed it back. I asked several times and had lots of yes I bring it but it never materialised. Then she said she had lent it to a friend, then her dad, then eventually a few weeks ago she said it had stopped working so she threw it out. I had only ever used it once!
I asked why she didn't check with me so I could try and fix it, no answer. I asked her to contribute to a new one and got a load of abuse back about what a horrible person I am and now she has blocked me. We see each other on school runs and she ignores me.

So now I have lost both my friends and my lawnmower! Aibu to think G deliberately ruined my friendship with D (I know it was my fault but she sent screenshots and was gleeful at our friendship dying) and that she is a user and horrible person?

OP posts:
Bingcankissmyass · 22/08/2018 08:23

Pp saying you shouldn't have sent the texts to G are full of shit. Why shouldn't you have sent them? She was asking how you/your child were after the incident and you were replying. I'm thinking you're not Mary Poppins so will get pissed off if someone hits your child and the mother does nothing rather than sing about good behaviour. G shouldn't have screenshotted them and sent them to D. What a twat!

SorryNotSorry · 22/08/2018 09:20

How will you feel when she does this to someone else? Your daughter is already a victim and you are setting her a horrible example if you ever want her to stand up for herself.
Small claims do it

Thehop · 22/08/2018 09:25

How are things OP?

TeaForDad · 22/08/2018 09:40

Op is presumably lost in the garden jungle by now

Elephant14 · 22/08/2018 09:59

So lets get this straight, G shit on you from a very great height. She ruined your friendship with D which might otherwise have been salvageable?

And then you were so pleased to hear from her, that you let her work you over again?

I think you need to look at what healthy friendships look like and move on. After you've sued her for the lawnmower of course.

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