Problems with another mother at school

djdido2

All great advice, the best bit being just to ignore her completely. I was a bullied mum once upon a time. It felt like it had over taken my life. I am quite placid and really easy to get on with and I was embarrassed to go to School as this woman was openly and rather loudly calling me disgusting names in front of other parents and kids. I racked my brains for weeks wondering why she had targeted me and I found out it was because her husband to be was my first ever boyfriend (holdy hands type of boyfriend when you are kids). Outrageous!! I NEVER once stooped to her level, shouting obscenities and getting all aggressive. One particular day I caught up with her on her own. (Surprise, Surprise, totally different when she was alone). I asked her what her problem was and she told me that I had been
calling her behind her back?!?!?

I told her to grow up and start acting like an adult and not one of the kids in the playground. I also told her that she was jealous of me and in future not to look at me or speak to me.

It worked!!

Don't let the ******* grind you down. As someone said "What goes around, comes around!!

Gingham_Ribbon

It's a heartbreaker for you to see your son being treated like that but I feel more sorry for HER son. Imagine having a role model like that for a mother. Your son will learn from this that there are cruel adults who will do pointless, spiteful things but he has a mum who will love him and support him through anything. Her son will learn that there are adults that do pointless, spiteful things, that his mother is one of them and that he is expected to do the same. (It's HIS party and he had to give out the invites.)

Your son comes out the winner in this sad little scenario.

BrandNewDay

There absolutely are some horrible parents out there. I'm sorry that your son has to suffer because of it.

In the US, there has been a recent brouhaha over some parents who used a myspace account, pretending to be a cute teenage boy, to bully a 13-year-old classmate of their daughter's. They tortured her until she killed herself.

thatgirlsam

I had a similar problem, my daughter had a friend at school who started picking on her for no apparent reason.. i put it down to blatant jealousy cos my kids a high achiever! anyway she had a party and invited every single girl in the class except mine and made a song and dance about the invitations.. my girl was a bit upset until i explained the child probably has issues and maybe is a bit sad at home etc.. now my kid feels sorry for her xx