Weird one looking for detached answers from people outside situation please.
I moved my dd a couple years ago from a failing school to another school a couple of villages along. At this time another parent of failing school I knew from PTA events (her child in different year group) contacted
Me as she was thinking of moving her children I will call this woman Ann. I gave her some bits of advice regarding the council etc and kept her updated about how my dd was getting on. Ann was and is far better off financially than me so I assumed she'd move her children to private school she moved them to dd new school.
I met up with her a few times for coffee and went on a few nights out with her with my friends so of whom thought she was a bit off but I liked her and felt I wanted to include her.
She started to become friendly with mums in my year group also (though her children are different ages).
Ann took it upon herself to organise a surprise bday party for me which was odd as we weren't really that friendly and she has only met some of my friends and the school mums I knew so lots people not invited also my husband and close friends found it really weird. I tried to see that she was being nice but it did feel awkward.
Long story short she then upset one of my long term friends basically Ann tried it on with a good friend of mine then accused her of being a liar.
At this point other friends had told me that they'd heard rumours of Ann being unhinged and volatile. I tried to keep my distance from Ann which she was not happy about she started on me on the school run. Also staring at me and creeping me out.
She added friends of mine she hadn't met from my facebook to be her friend. The house next door to me went up for sale she put an offer in on it thank goodness someone else brought it in the end. She's started hanging around a lot with the mums in my year group which is fine I've tried to take a step back and I've not gossiped about her just gone grey rock.
I volunteered for a number of years in a small niche charity not local to to me as in same village it's in the next city along. its not aligned to Ann's profession at all normally there's about 10 or under volunteers so a very small charity. Today the charity shared the 2 latest volunteer recruits one of which being Ann.
This is all so weird isn't it?!