AIBU to think she was a bit of a prima donna?

[CristinaTheAstonishing]

Book club at mine tonight at 8 pm. I'm new to this. First woman arrives, small circle but I'd never met her before. My DD1 a bit of a cheek ("What does Bart Simpson say? Eat! My! Shorts!" giggle, giggle). DS (aged 8) arrives from his evening activity complaining of a sore wrist (and because mummy's a doctor he has to have his wrist seen to). Anyhow, 15 minutes into it, barely at the "hello" stage and only 3 of us present, one woman gets up and leaves saying she'd had enough of her own 2 during the day and she can't stand it any longer. What a fucking prima donna. Had she come last night, mine would have been in bed by then. Tonight they weren't (because DS had his club night tonight and DD1 waited for him). So what? DD2 (5 months) was an angel, asleep. DS was genuinely concermed about his wrist. DD1 was cheeky but she's only 3 (this Saturday) and it wasn't directed towards the bleeding prima donna, just high spirits. AIBU to think the PD should be able to control her "emotions" better than a 3 year old?

Sounds like you had a lucky escape.

Chuck her out of book club. Hustle her out the door, never to return.

Hmm, the business with the teas/wine makes me lose sympathy with her. Fair enough that a person might snap suddenly and just need to get the hell out, but this would have been sustained bad-temperedness. Infantile IMO.

I've been in her situation at our book group.

The way she handled it was wrong but I can see it from her side.

Going against the flow here but YABU I think

Book groups are meant to be about adults reading and exchanging insights and well grown up conversation.

I understand her reaction tbh although I might not have had the brass neck to do it myself

But I thinkif it is a book club in a parents house then you have to understand they have a family too, great if you can farm them out for the night. Fair enough to be pissed off if they had been causing havoc all night but I think to go in the huff after 15 mins when you would all be settling down and getting coats off drinks orgainsied is a bit up your own arse TBH. But hey I hate listening to other peoples kids prattling on too .