this is not a good friend or anything, although i have made invitations a couple of times that have gone unreciprocated. Its just that we both have ds (age 4) in the same class and live on either corner of a small private green. The boys like each other alot and are both very lively.
Anyway for sometime other mum has noticeably called her ds away when we are around. She's never been easy friendly they keep to themselves and I only met her to talk to when school started, despite having lived over the green for 1 1/2 years! Ive puzzled over why she's like this but never taken it personnally until...
last week it was sooo clear we were being shunned / avoided by other mum - doing stuff like shooting off if we pop out of our house at the same time as her (they are nearer the main road) or calling her ds back if we are ahead
by Thursday im feeling reallly perplexed and feel awful this is happening and must have shown it in my face as when i get to school she catches me and touches my coat (at the time it struck me this was the first time she had actually approached me or gestured) and says 'im not ignoring you only .. (ds name) is being naughty and i want to keep him close by' and with that shoots off. I'm in the throws of dropping ds off and cant respond. When i have she's long gone.
Only ting is that strikes as complete bo*ks as she lets him play with everyone else in the playground and anyway its just another way of saying Stay Away isnt it? Its really playing on my mind and is going to be very awkward when we leave in the morning (school is a 5min walk away). Got really tearful Friday and am dreading tomorrow. Honestly im not a weirdo or anything but this is really making me feel uncomfortable in my own skin.
Very grateful for advise on how to keep it together, esp as I do feel like never going out again or having a go in equal measure. Thanks!