Is this school mum trying to intimidate me??

[WayUpHigh1]

This sounds really weird but I’ve had a few encounters with this school mum now and every time I’ve seen him it happens. Few times outside the school gates and one time in a shop near the school. She seems to be quite loud and ‘out there’. Anyway, she will just be walking normally and then when she sees me she will purposefully come towards me and into my path and block me walking and I have to go around and then she said ‘oh sorry’ with a laugh in her voice. First time it happened I just thought nothing of it but it keeps happening.

Turn to the side like your going to cross the road avoid eye contact or get your phone out and pretend you're making a phone call. Just don't entertain her sounds like a right weirdo.

Do not yield.

Direct eye contact, smiley, breezy 'Hi/Good morning/etc'... and stick to your path, no matter what.

She can't pretend you've walked into her/she didn't see you, it will disarm her because you've taken charge, but you're doing nothing outwardly offensive or rude.

Winner winner.

i will admit this is significantly easier if, like me, you trundle around in a 200kg power wheelchair. Few people are stupid enough not to move!

Quite simply the finest advice of the day. Go for it.

Does she do it with anyone else?

Stand your ground (i.e. stand still and don't move) and RECORD her doing it on your phone for when she says you have imagined it/it's your fault.
What a nutcase she is!

What a weirdo. Trying to get a reaction from you so she can play the injured victim when you eventually lose your cool. Soon as you notice her start filming it and posting it on tiktok with #weirdo

or call someone and if she does it say I’m sorry can I call you back as some strange woman is in my personal space and laugh loudly.

Stop up and look at your phone or something in the distance, so you don't seem to notice her. If she thinks you don't give a shit, she will stop doing it.

Give her a big hug!

Also, video her in case its the start of something more.

Please be careful, this happened to me when my son was in primary, so.i stood my ground, this all ended in court, she waited for me at school then hit me straight in the face, breaking my nose and eye socket, we both got hurled in court because I hit her back, she got community hrs.

It wasn't a nice experience and knocked my self esteem, which took me ages to get back.

At a guess I would say she's a really extrovert person who likes the attention of everyone, all the time. You're not giving her any attention so she's starting to bully you. If you don't give her the attention she wants, she will escalate this. I would say 'excuse me' politely and if she doesn't get out of your way, ostentatiously step around her.

I think I would ask a mate to video this from a distance once or twice. I'd be concerned that she's working up to faking an injury from you tripping her or something and making a claim. There has to be a reason behind this very weird behaviour but now you are seeing a pattern, I would take preemptive action and try and get this behaviour on record.

This! ⬆️

A claim? OP is an individual, not a business. How is she going to claim?

Also this!!!

She sounds unhinged, rough and/or insufferable. Attention seeking behaviour.

No one has got the patience for this. I'd scream at her to "STOP IT!" the very next time she does it

Film her. She will look stupid.

Lots of great suggestions.... please pick one and let us know how you get on. Stand your ground girl, you've got this. She will not test you again....

I'd hop dramatically out of the way, Irish Dancer style, and always give her a wide berth - literally a wide berth. She sounds silly and if you are silly with me I tend to be silly back 😂

I'm not saying her behaviour makes sense. It's as weird as hell but loons have strange ideas.

I know it's probably not this, but just to offer a different opinion, is there any way it's an awkward way of her trying to make friends? Socially awkward people can come over a bit odd...?

Next time stop and don't move.... just stand there staring at her. See what she does

I would stop, look her in the eye and say ‘yes, can I help you?’. She needs a bit of a calm face-off by the sounds of it. Playground stuff and very annoying.
PS she sounds bonkers!

She's a bully and needs stopping.

Put your phone to record video and hold it in front of you as you walk, as if you were reading. When you see her, slow right down so you can record her steer towards you then stop. Stare intently at your phone so you can see her clearly on camera. If she walks into you then it's clear what she's doing.

Make sure you keep hold of your phone. Obviously.

Make a caustic remark about her not being able to avoid a stationary object. Ask everyone loudly if they saw what happened. Let her mouth off. When she's gone stop record.

Report that shit PDQ as harassment is a crime. She needs a slapping you simply can't provide.

I can guarantee that you are not the first person she's bullied. You simply need to be the last. You will not achieve this by giving her what she wants

Op, unless you are the sort of person who can lower themselves to deal with someone this rough (physically and verbally) then keep away. Some of the suggestions on here saying stand your ground etc maybe don't realise what kind of sewer these sort live in and that this behaviour is normal to them, as is kicking off etc. I'm guessing you're probably nice and normal, which is cat nip to these bullies.

Some options:

Dodge; wait till she is near then dodge round and chuckle.

Hold your ground; firm up your shoulder and ground yourself (let your weight drop into your hips and thighs). Surprisingly unmovable when you do this if she actually slams into you but may invite some mouthiness. Can send the knocker flat on their arse in some cases which may cause retaliation.

A well timed stick out of the foot so she trips. Also may invite a retaliation.

Call her out. Ask her why the fuck she is so insistent on invading your personal space.

Step aside and smile. The least likely to cause a reaction but will probably make you simmer on the inside.

My personal is option 3.