Ummm, Parent of DS Friend told me I was using religious propaganda on their son...
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Anonymous
| Because on Saturday I let them watch an episode of Veggie Tales. It was an episode that had absolutely no religious or spiritual mentions in this episode, it's just "Silly Songs with Larry". I was kind of flabbergasted, she came to me this afternoon at pick-up and said she wanted to talk to me. She told me she didn't appreciate me trying to convert her son (uh, we are Jewish-Agnostics). I told her that I meant nothing by it, that my son just loves the Silly Songs with Larry CD and they both wanted to watch it. I told her numerous times there was nothing religious in this particular episode, and she just didn't listen. I finally just apologized and said I'd run through everything by her before we watched it, and that it would never happen again. She told me that I wouldn't have to worry about that because her son would never come to my house again, and that my son was no longer welcome at hers. I just said "ok" and got my son. I cried on the way back home. My son just started school in the area and her son has been friendly to my son, his first friend in our new town. Now I've gone and ruined it by accident. I'm also pissed at the other mom. I shouldn't have let them watch the DVD, I didn't think twice about it. I just think she's overreacting and honestly a bit nuts. Do you think there is a way to fix this? Maybe she was overly upset and spoke on impulse? |
Anonymous
| I say - send her a brief email that this was all a misunderstanding and make sure you tell her that you are NOT religious at all. Also, let her know that her overreaction hurt your feelings. |
Anonymous
| What is the religion of the other folks? |
Anonymous
| She sounds like a loon! I'm sorry you were hurt by her crazy overreaction. Personally I'd just move on and find other friends. |
Anonymous
Atheist, apparently. She seems very anti-religion. I just think it's silly to bubble wrap everything for children. Your child will come into contact with religion one day, I don't believe in banning anything like that.... Maybe she is a victim of religious abuse? I told her numerous times I meant nothing of it... |
Anonymous
| OP that woman is a wacko!!! |
Anonymous
This! She sounds crazy. Even if veggie tales is mildly christian in some way (I think), who cares. It's not like satanism or witchcraft. I would not be offended if my DD (we are SDA and Catholic) watched some mildly jewish, muslim, or buddhist cartoon. ITS A FREAKING CARTOON! Anyone that opposed to any religion IMO is psycho and I would be glad that weirdo is out of your life. She is obviously a very hard core left wing loon so far you can't even reach her loon universe. You don't need people like that in your life. And even if she wasn't overtly crazy, what are this bitch's values? Where do they come from? I bet she has none, hence the poor treatment of you, a fellow human being with a little one. So forget her. |
Anonymous
Wow, yes, psycho. Sorry you had to deal with that negativity! Move on. |
Anonymous
| I am sorry OP that you had to experience such a person and deal with such a situation. I know exactly the dvd and songs you are referring to and for anyone to state it is religious propaganda ... simply unbelievable. I think in no longer having contact with this woman now you may have saved yourself headaches in the future. Her behavior is worrisome and not normal given the parameters you described. Your son will make other friends. You did not do anything wrong and, in fact, handled the situation really well. |
Anonymous
| Op you didn't ruin anything. You were able to see what kind of person this was and she is not someone you want to be friends with. As your kids are young that also means that her son is not a good friend for your son as he comes with his mom. Some people are very intolerant. You don't need that kind of intolerance around your son. better you find out now then later. |
Anonymous
Hmmmm Well, I'm not a fan of organized religion, but definitely don't oppose my children of exploring it. I think non-religious people can have moral and values, I do. I just found her to be a bit radical (in a bad way) about how she handles her child and religion. She was so hysterical she wouldn't let me get a word in, she came across as someone who thinks the entire world is against them. I can't deal with that mentality. It was completely innocent. |
Anonymous
| You didn't do anything wrong, OP. I know it sucks when people confront you over stuff like that, and I understand why you cried, but please don't feel like you did something wrong or hurt your son's chances at a social life somehow. |
Anonymous
Same PP again. You are right, it was innocent, that women is crazy with her hysterics over something that was no big deal. I could only imagine how she would handle your son hitting hers once, or her son skinning his knee at your house, etc. Or her son eating some food on her ban list of non-akaline, non-organic, or non-locally produced foods she keeps in her psycho head but forgot to mention. I bet she'd be even more hysterical. Good riddens. |
Anonymous
| Sorry, OP. that sucks, although she probably did you and your son a big favor. It's never too early to avoid the crazies. |
Anonymous
+1 OP dodged a bullet. |