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to politely tell someone its none of there business and to stop treating me like there child?

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JjandtheBean · 15/11/2009 23:15

Background, i have much younger brother and sister theyre 1 and 4, anyway, 4yr old sister has a best friend who spends alot of time with her and since i often go to mums for her to watch the kids while i eat her food get invited for dinner etc as the kids are close, and also do school run sometimes, i see the friend alot and her mum, friends mum has passed on toys and bits to ds and weve passed bits to her, often chat as her youngest is ds age, but recently shes become bossy with me, Ds has a tedbaker coat and anytime she has an opening, 'oh but jjandthebeans ds wears tedbaker' i asked her where her dcs top was from as it was nice, 'oh sainsburys not good enough for you' and so on, Actually the kids wear more sainsbos/asda/tesco clothes because theyre kids who ruin stuff, when choosing a coat i am picky, i liked that one, so i got him it!
She added me on facebook so i could send her some pics of bits i was selling, and now i get comments on photos of dc saying what brands that then, what did that cost??
Also we are moving house in jan, it was dec but dates moved and shes commenting that i should be packing whenever she sees ive done something on there,
Saw her in town tod in boots where i was just grabbing wipes but wandered into clothes, X sayes LOUDLY oh boots are you slumming it!
Mentioned it to mum and shes been saying it to her aswell!
for a while i thought oh shes only joking, but it doesnt feel like that anymore!

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CarGirl · 15/11/2009 23:17

perhaps you should just come out with the obvious "why; you jealous?"

LittlePeanut · 15/11/2009 23:23

I think that she really likes you, and thinks this is your little private joke, and just over-does it. i.e. not a natural when it comes to ming friends, and clinging on to the Ted Baker thing as a way to make conversation/ have a laugh.

LittlePeanut · 15/11/2009 23:24

making friends!

JjandtheBean · 16/11/2009 18:42

thanks for that, made me see it in another way!
I can ignore it but somedays i just feel like snapping!

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AliGrylls · 16/11/2009 18:54

She sounds crass and embarrassing. Definitely not you - definitely her.

I like CarGirl's approach.

Mamazon · 16/11/2009 19:00

i would do an overly sarcastic "ohh gosh, your wearing Asda clothes. oh i couldn't possibly put them on MY PFB"

let her know you know what she;s getting at and that whilst your not upset, you have noticed and aren't happy with it.

ReneRusso · 16/11/2009 19:40

How annoying. I would be more direct, and say something like "oh for goodness sake, I just bought him a ted baker coat, please stop going on about it as if I always buy designer stuff". (as lightheartedly as possible)

JjandtheBean · 16/11/2009 21:21

renerusso, thats perfect, thats exactly how it is!
Its a shame as ds gets on well with her little girl but if she keeps going on i can easily avoid her.

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