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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I understand that the lady was  crazy.

However, if it was me, I would have made sure that she gets it somehow.  Even if I had to send my neighbor on Uber to drop it at her house or something.  Mainly because it was my DS's fault.  After that I would have never had any communication with that person because best to leave toxic people out of your life. This would be called taking the high road.

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Agreed. Her unreasonable request should not outweigh taking responsibility for an unfortunate mistake. [/quote]

You teach your kids to take responsibility for someone else's mistake?

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javascript:emoticon(':?:'); The kid took the swimsuit. He needs to fix this mistake.  Since he is a kid, his parents need to fix the kid's mistake.  You are teaching the kid to take responsibility for his own mistake.  The other lady did not commit a mistake.  She also offered alternatives to the OP, that the OP refused.

OP is entitled.  She will raise entitled brats. [/quote]

OP husband is gone away.  She is alone with an infant and 6 year old.  You do not ask a mom to drive alone with an infant and 6 year old to meet that distance.  You either drive and get your suit or buy another one.  She is not entitled.  Her child and the mom driving the child made a mistake.  Mistakes happen.  OP can return the suit on Monday.  Other mom can return the suit on Monday.  OP can do a Target instore pick up or fedex the suit... lots of options but its not ok to ask someone to drive at that hour.[/quote]

I would agree with you EXCEPT OP offered. OP should not have offered if she was unwilling. Yes, offering to return something and then refusing to do so is bitchy. [/quote]

It sounded to me like the OP offered because she assumed that the family lived the same 10 minutes from the private school that she does (and that most normal people would say to just bring the suit to school on Monday). If most of the families live close to the school (which is pretty much true of our private school) but this one family lives far away, she probably assumed it was a much shorter trip when offering and only realized that it was so long when given the address. We go to a NW private but live on Capitol Hill. It's not 50 minutes, but I would never expect another family to drive over here in the middle of the night, with or without a baby, for something so small. Karma is a bitch and my kid is definitely going to screw up the same way at some point because kids just do stuff like this.

I feel like this thread is 99 normal people who agree with the OP and understand the concept of the normal aggravations that come along with having kids and one person who keeps responding (in a fairly easy to spot writing style) who disagrees and is filled with moral outrage. That level of moral outrage must be exhausting to maintain![/quote]

How do you know OP isn't the one who lives far? Why are you assuming the other mom is crazy based just on OPs retell?[/quote]

OP said she offered to meet at the school, which was 10 minutes away from her house. It sounds like the other family lives far from the school.

Of course we have to go on OP's retelling. That is the nature of DCUM. But, based on the facts as she presented them, the other mom clearly has unrealistic expectation for how much effort a person should be required to expend before she replaces a cheap bathing suit.  I honestly can't see any scenario in which I would expect another mom to bring back a bathing suit before I go on vacation, especially if I am going to a beach where they will definitely sell bathing suits. If we lived in the same neighborhood, I might ask if I can drive over and pick it up (not ask the other woman to drive) because that effort is less than me stopping to get a new one. Anything over 10 minutes and I would just send an email to the mom asking her to bring the suit to school Mondsy (or maybe not even bother to figure out what happened it it in the first place) and I would pick up a new one along the way. I can't think of a single mom in DS's class who would do anything differently. We are all busy and have plenty of $ and would never bother each other with crap like this. [/quote]

Nice humble brag on how rich you are. [/quote]

Ha! These people's kids go to private school. I don't think having "plenty of money" to buy a second Target bathing suit really constitutes bragging about being rich. [/quote]

No, your exact words were that you all "have plenty of $." You have no idea if the family is on scholarship or anything but regardless, IN GENERAL, "we have so much money!" Is T-A-C-K-Y in ANY context. [/quote]

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