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Is this mother taking the piss (quick response please i need to decide what to do)

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LEMAGAIN · 30/03/2009 10:06

There is a mum at DDs playschool, she often asks me to pick up her son from school while she waits outside in the car with her other child. I don't mind, but i usually go the opposite way and her son can be a bit difficult (not in a nasty way) to get moving, and instead of being able to focus on my DD and her morning - i have to faff around with this boy instead. She asked me this morning, faffed about it and decided she would pick him up. Great - she is going swimming, put her other child with CM and the pick up time is tight. Other times its because she on the way to visit her mum, take other child to baby gym. She always has pther mums picking him up, taking him to school - i think she is taking the piss.

Would it be petty of me to say no??

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LEMAGAIN · 30/03/2009 14:20

Well i don't know what happened today - I was walking to school and she was walking in direction of CM to pick her LO up, didn't see her at the school and i was a tad late,especially leaving as i am the dither queen. I think she got one of the other mums to pick him up - i don't know how she has the cheek to do it. Hey ho

Mind you, what goes around comes around - i ended up going to the town with my mother, i asked her to bring her shopping trolley - but no, she "forgot" it - she doesn't like to push it because it makes her feel old!! Yeah, not as old as i feel carrying so much shopping i kept nearly tripping over my own feet and my hands are permanently marked from plastic bags cutting into them! Will i never learn!

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dilemma456 · 30/03/2009 20:42

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Gentle · 30/03/2009 21:42

The "I shouldn't have asked" comment is your golden ticket to peace of mind.

People who REALLY know they shouldn't ask, don't ask unless it's an emergency or one-off, and explain so.

People who feel entitled to ask and then offer a faux apology afterwards are passive-aggressive manipulators.

You are now free to say "Sorry, I can't today" x infinity with impunity. Enjoy the time you'll gain with your own child.

Dillydaydreamer · 30/03/2009 21:59

No, its a piss take! Depends why she is off to visit her mum. If she is infirm and requires help fine, not just for a chin wag though But baby gym can wait 5 mins without a doubt- no real trauma being a bit late imo. I have to do it with a toddler and baby ffs on pick ups. The only time I asked someone to do this was if it was pouring down and I had 3 under 2's to get in and out and was heavily pregnant.

Bonnycat · 30/03/2009 22:32

Yes i think she is taking the piss-my friend has offered to do this for me and me for her and its lovely to know if we were ever stuck we could call on each other but i wouldnt dream of expecting her to do it all the time.

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