^calling her out.

I really need to stop going on dcum from my phone.

Anonymous wrote:Either let it go OR go up to her when you two can be alone and say "Hey Larla, I heard you talking about how annoying I was being yesterday when we were all trying to get out of the house. It's true, I was, and I apologize for that. Next time though, please feel free to talk to me directly. Nobody likes to overhear someone talking about them, you know?" And then MOVE ON.

I like this. Good combo of caking her out and apologizing, and let's her know not to screw with you. This is what I would do.

Anonymous wrote:How about saying "Sorry I was being such a pill yesterday, I know I can be really anal about Larla's nap."

If you're going to say anything, say this.

Next time, just leave when you're ready and let the others catch up. If they straggle to the park later, then you'll have a quiet house to put your kid down for a nap in when you go home earlier.

I'd let it go but try to be better.

I'm glad you were able to reflect and take responsibility. I've dealt with similar stuff and though I was hurt by the comments, I made better choices in the future. And I also admitted a lot of us talk trash behind others. Often it's not from a malicious place, and if it's not, it's best to forgive and forget.

Anonymous wrote:Either let it go OR go up to her when you two can be alone and say "Hey Larla, I heard you talking about how annoying I was being yesterday when we were all trying to get out of the house. It's true, I was, and I apologize for that. Next time though, please feel free to talk to me directly. Nobody likes to overhear someone talking about them, you know?" And then MOVE ON.

Oh no , please don't. Just LET IT GO!

What did SIL say?

Anonymous wrote:Either let it go OR go up to her when you two can be alone and say "Hey Larla, I heard you talking about how annoying I was being yesterday when we were all trying to get out of the house. It's true, I was, and I apologize for that. Next time though, please feel free to talk to me directly. Nobody likes to overhear someone talking about them, you know?" And then MOVE ON.

Good god. Don't do anything like that. That kind of scolding never works and it'll completely negate your apology and make you look even more like a bitch. Besides, I can imagine how well it would have gone over if she had said something to you while your were so 'antsy' to get out. Make some popcorn first so the spectators can enjoy it during the blow out.

How about saying "Sorry I was being such a pill yesterday, I know I can be really anal about Larla's nap."

Either let it go OR go up to her when you two can be alone and say "Hey Larla, I heard you talking about how annoying I was being yesterday when we were all trying to get out of the house. It's true, I was, and I apologize for that. Next time though, please feel free to talk to me directly. Nobody likes to overhear someone talking about them, you know?" And then MOVE ON.

With the additional details, I say let it go.

We were all going to the playground together - cousins, etc. Everybody was taking too long to get going. We were bumping up against nap time for my kid and I said few times "Okay we gotta get going or she won't back in time for nap." Then without saying anything out loud I kept giving my husband "hurry up" looks. I was antsy as hell because we'd been in the house for days and I needed some fresh air. I just should have gone ahead since I was bouncing off the walls.

Depends what you did. Need more details.

Cue the music *** Let it go.

I overheard my SIL talking shit about me. Thing is, she was right. I was being a pill. I was stunned and didn't say anything. She didn't realize I'd heard. So I just let this go and behave better, right? If I bring it up that's a can of worms we don't want to open.

On the other hand, it was crappy of her talk about me that way within earshot (at a playground where we'd all gone together.)