This is particularly focused on the school run. My daughter is in year 2. A lot of the mums I knew already as I’ve lived here a long time. Some are older, some are younger. There’s a couple of the older ones that no matter how friendly I am, I’m just met with not much back. It makes me feel so so awkward & anxious, whereas I’m usually chatty.
one of the other mums I’ve always felt has an opinion of me that is negative as she is good friends with my husband’s ex, the ex liked to go around slagging me off as my husband ended things with her then shortly after started going out with me. I know she’s (the ex) told people my husband & I cheated on her which is simply not true at all, but it’s always made me feel cagey around this person, which she may or may not have picked up on.
Essentially I seem to really care what people think of me, have terribly low confidence & I’m unsure how to get it back off the ground. My true friends don’t live locally, & apart from work, & looking after the kids I don’t really do anything else, sad isn’t it. My other half has said why don’t I host an evening here to get the mums I do like round for a food & drinks eve, but I would be terrified the whole time thinking that no one was enjoying themselves, or that I’d made it a rubbish evening.
Any advice welcome x