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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don’t think you were rude.  It’s not your issue.  If wou just slammed the door in her face or did t hold the elevator open, different story.  Anyone who thinks otherwise needs to get over themselves.  [/quote]

+1. Like all the mamas here - they should try getting over themselves. She asked a question, you answered it and kept moving. You don’t have to fall all over a stranger whether she has a kid or not. Of course I’m a New Yorker - we’re not programmed to throw in sorrys and excuse mes at every turn of the step.[/quote]

+2 
All the persecution complexes in this thread are interesting, although not surprising. OP was clearly expected to drop everything and try to run down help for mommy because she was in the presence of little Kaieden headed to a playdate.  :lol:  :roll:

Also not sure why an "I'm sorry" was needed. Sorry for what, exactly...?[/quote]
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Sorry you weren't able to help?  I would have said "sorry, I don't know the Joneses" or whatever.[/b]  I would not have stopped in my tracks, dropped everything, let them into my place so they could use my landline, etc.  But just based on OP's post, it sounds like she was a little brusque, which can be borderline rude when interacting with people.  However, the mom shouldn't have responded.  If people are rude, don't make it worse.

And OP, as to your question, my only expectation of other people when I'm with my kids is that they don't use bad language.  So I would have reacted to you the same way regardless of whether or not my kids where there since you didn't curse.[/quote]

Really?  You expect others to change their language because your precious offspring are nearby?  Sorry, no.  [/quote]

But why should OP be apologietic at all. Her job is not to identify her neighbours to random people. Did the mother apologize first for being a flake?

OP didn’t cuss or anything. She was possibly abrupt.

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