I am naturally quite a shy person, so when my children began at school, I made a concerted effort to get to know some of the other mum's. I thought it would be good to build up a network of friends, because as I am a SAHM, I didn't want to end up isolated and lonely.
The thing is, on a number of occasions lately, when I have been speaking to one or another of them individually, they have begun slagging off someone from our group. I just try and stay neutral and not get drawn into it, but it has started to worry me, if they're saying things like that - what are they saying about me behind my back?!! I thought I had left all this behind at when I left school, but obviously not. Part of me now wishes I had just kept to myself. Have any of you had similar experiences? Should I say something next time one of them starts or just ignore it?