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Anonymous
That’s what I would do, She was very rude, but your kid is challenging, and it’s best if you can save the day for everyone. I have a child with issues, and humor has saved us many times. |
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Anonymous
+1 to all of this! |
Anonymous
+1 Don't forget the part where your child genuinely has issues, OP. Humor is the best play. |
Anonymous
| Say nothing. Show up and hand her a bottle of advil. |
Anonymous
| The sad part is the other participants must have felt the same way or said the same things behind your back for her to even have the gall to say that. None of these people are your friends. |
Anonymous
“People like that?” She didn’t wish some deathly disease on OP’s kid. It was just some snarky gossiping. We’ve all had those thoughts about someone else’s kid. Totally not okay to post out loud. But let’s not put her in some class of evil or crazy where she will dig in and continue to defend bad mouthing any kid. Definitely respond OP. You’ve had some good suggestions. Pick one and report back. |
Anonymous
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I'd reply with "+1 to that"
Though, to be fair, I'd make the original comment about my own kid. |
Anonymous
| It is nice that they are including your child. He must be a nightmare. Be glad you have friends and laugh it off. |
Anonymous
Most young boys are nightmares. |
Anonymous
| It was a rude and inappropriate text, but it says that they talk about you when you aren’t there and other people agree with her. Personally, I’d probably use it as constructive feedback. Maybe there are activities that just aren’t suited to your child. And maybe there are things you could be doing to keep the peace a bit more for others. I’ve never seen a comment like that so I’m guessing the behavior would be pretty hard to handle for people to be writing stuff like that. I wouldn’t want my kids excluded as they get older. |
Anonymous
| Anyone else makes comments? I'd wait a bit and then take wine requests. |
Anonymous
| I’d go with - “He may be challenging, but at least he knows better than to gossip. Or at least he’s bright enough not to talk about people who are actually participating in the group text!” |
Anonymous
That’s not true. But these people are all complicit in being jerks. I’d find new friends. What bitches. It’s one thing to say that quietly to another person, it’s another to put it in a group text. If it were me, I might gift her a bottle of wine at the event and say “sorry to rain on your parade with our presence, but just so you know your little angel taught my kid the F word and is a bully like his mother” (or whatever it is her kid did because I’m sure they’re not perfect) |
Anonymous
Yep. And I’d wrap up little bottles of Advil for all the parents present. I’d keep it funny, but also not let it slide that she was shitty about your kid and didn’t have the decency to (fake) walking it back by saying something like “wow, that was a lousy comment for me to make.” |
Anonymous
| I wouldn’t get in some absurd fight about it but nor would I show up to the event with my child. I would ignore (and continue to work on my child’s behavior.) |