School run mum

[Rainbow877]

There is a mum on the school run who seems to have taken a disliking to me for whatever reason. Every time I see her she does a smug kind of smirk or stares at me. I think for some reason she thinks we live near the school but we actually live a 10/15 min drive to school. Yesterday when I walked past her she purposefully said to her child ‘we walk to school, we’re not lazy’ and looked at me for her reaction. What would you do?

No definitely not. I also park a bit further away. I never park bang outside the school and then she rides her scooter down from the car so I don’t get why she has an issue

Maybe her child is just a little jealous of your child’s drive to school… she’s trying to support her child with the walk but who knows what a nightmare she may go through every day with ‘Angelica’ in getting her to leave the house and walk to school each day and she might be enviously watching you rock up in your car.

Next time she's within earshot of you,say to your child " Normally when we have something to say,we talk to the person,don't we (child's name),instead of making childish digs,don't we" ?eyebrow raise

I'd probably be asking her. "You seem to make a lot of comments about walking to school whenever I'm in earshot. Of course, they may not be directed at me but I thought you should know that it would take us over an hour to walk because we live x miles away from the school. I'm really envious that you have that option because driving here is a nightmare especially when it's raining because then everyone drives rather than putting on a raincoat!"

I had a similar thing happened to me - we lived 2 miles from school so only a 6 minute drive but a 2 hour walk across fields with a 5 yr old.

I said 'you're so lucky to be able to walk to school, we live miles away and I hate getting in the car everyday, but it's just how it is'. That way. you don't have to question their reaction, you're just making small talk, but you get your point across.

I dunno, I think that if the children were overweight, making comments like that would be worse. Telling fat children that they are fat doesn't make them thin.

Whatever you do, be mindful that your children are watching you. And learning how to approach these kinds of situations. How would you want your child to deal with this? And take it from there. I would personally take no notice. Whatever issue this other mum may or may not have, I’d leave her to it.

Just ignore it. It will come out sometime and hopefully they feel like an ass.

Your comment is the most sensible, unjudgemental, down to earth comment here.
It was a pleasure to read - mainly because you read all of the original comment and decided not to do mental gymnastics in order to make OP feel like she was losing her marbles, like so many other commenters did.
Such a weird thing for them to do imo.

Well if you're sure you've never endangered her or any of children in her care because as I say one driver did this to me and our son , she didn't even stop . She without looking she just started to reverse in to us without looking .
Then you have nothing to worry about , this driver didn't even stop she just took off .
Don't pay any attention to her , as you say you don't even park up outside the school .
You've nothing to worry about .

I would invite said child over for tea. That way mum knows where you live and you never know, you might end up friends with her

I’d do absolutely nothing. Who cares what some random woman thinks?

There are men and women like this at every school drop off and pick up. IF she is deliberately referring to you, just smile and walk past. They evidently have nothing better to do with their time, you should feel privileged that you take up so much of her thought process 😉😂