..need to be stronger, without going into all details, just got the brush-off again from another mum, one I'[ve been friendly with though don't especially like. As we have kids in the same class we have to rub along though and she's interesting enough. She likes to play it cool though and is the type to dump a conversation midway thro if someone more interesting comes along. I'm pathetically sensitive to this - hate it - and although I don't seem shy *(can brazen it out at the time) I actually am quite introverted and find all the playground crap, tiring and a battle I don't want to enter. meanwhile though, i don't seem to be making any proper firends here, even after 1 yr. This particular woman has only been here 3 months and yet already seems to be popular/. I rarely do the sch run, thank god , which doesn't help in tmers of getitng to know people;. God this is a pathetic ramble, doubt you've read this far, but if so, my apologies, just had to get it off my chesT! I've got friends enough, some v good ones, just none anywehre near where I now live!