I have named myself appropriately as I am ashamed of myself, but I cannot help feeling this way.
A friend of mine is very, ahem, protective of her eldest child. For example, she does not allow the child to go to nursery all 5 funded sessions a week despite the dd being desperate to go. Instead she is stuck at home, bored with Mum and baby.
The DD is due to start primary school this year and my friend will not allow her to be picked up by the school taxi and travel with her little friends, one of whom is my wee girl. This is a rural area and they are chaperoned. Also, the taxi driver is a local lady who all the kids know and who is a far safer driver than any of the rest of us.
Am I being harsh?
Is it none of my business? Probably, but I feel she is looking at the rest of us as if we are abandoning our kids to a stranger, which couldn't be further from the truth.