Don't know if this is the right place to put this, but I'm intrigued to know what others think about it and how they would feel. There's a mum at my ds' school, our sons (hers is six, mine's almost 6) were in the same class last year and are in the same class this year. She strikes me as slightly 'flaky' but otherwise has always seemed really nice. She also has two younger children and she is several years younger than me.
Anyway she has always seemed happy to see me at school, she always says hello and chats to me and seems very happy that our two boys are friends. Whenever there's anything happening at the school, she asks me whether I'm going to be there. If we happen to be at a birthday party with our kids, she will always come and stand with me & chat to me for the duration. Towards the end of last year, dh and I went to a parent night at the school and she and her dh came and sat with us. Then when I didn't turn up to a school function one day last year, she said "We really missed you today, where were you?" etc etc.
The strange thing is, in November I suggested to her that we get the boys together for a playdate - nothing major, just a trip to the park or to each other's house, something like that. She gave me her phone number and I gave her mine. After a couple of weeks I called her and left a message on her answerphone, saying if you'd still like to organise a playdate for the boys give me a call and let me know what day is best for you. Nothing. She didn't return the call and weeks went by. Then I ran into her at the shops one day and she acted as though nothing had happened.. very chatty and said 'Oh, I've been meaning to ring you, I got your message' etc etc. When we parted she said, I'll give you a call in a couple of days and we'll organise a day to get together. I said "Ok" but was feeling a bit doubtful in the back of my mind. And you guessed it - nothing. No phone call at all. She just didn't get in touch. I don't know whether to feel hurt/offended/insulted or just plain bemused by it - it actually makes me wonder if she has some sort of issues..? To be quite honest I feel like not bothering with her at all now, but I'm a bit disappointed it's turned out this way since we have to see each other at school. Other mums have rung me in the past and invited ds & I around for a play & a coffee, and I've always responded to the invitation and gone along. It doesn't mean you have to be best friends or anything!! I just find her behaviour quite strange and confusing considering her extreme friendliness in the past. I don't really know what I'm going to say when I see her next, it will probably just be somewhat uncomfortable. What do you think it could be??!