| | I decided to blog this so that I could post to several places and send people here if they want to read the whole saga.
I have a group of moms that sort of hang out at the pool together. Our kids play pretty well together and for a while some of the girls went to school together. One of the moms XXX has begun to get to everyone. She has always been high drama. This past summer the drama really escalated.
The events all sort of stack on one another making it really hard to give a big overview w/out writing a book. Let me just say that XXX has to be the center of every conversation. And she is very confrontational with people, including pool staff when she thinks she or her kids have been slighted or mistreated. She also has a tendency to 'misrepresent' the truth. She will take a little 'piece' and put her own spin on it depending on her audience.
For some reason over the past week she has decided that one of the other moms. "K" is mad at her. "K" is not mad - just needed a break and was trying to distance herself.
XXX had a birthday party at the pool for her daughter and that is where the real escalation took place. When K's daughter arrived XXX pulled her away from her friends to speak with her in 'private'. According to K. her daughter was asked 'Why does your mom hate me?'. When this information got back to 'K' she was livid with XXX. She couldn't believe the woman would involve a child in this BS.
Last night K called XXX and asked about the incident.XXX told her that it was the other way around and that K's daughter is the one who approached her. (Since I saw XXX approach the girl when she arrived, I know it isn't what happened)
Anyway, there was a HUGE blowup as K completely lost it. She gave the woman like 3 chances to pony up to the truth. All K wanted was assurance that the other mom would NOT approach her daughter in the future.
K called me after this happened b/c she was sure that XXX would call me. And sure enough about 30 minutes later my phone rang. I was not in the mood to get involved so I ignored the phone. (It was 8:30 and my kids were getting ready for bed too.) About 15 minutes later she called back. I didn't get up then . Although Dh and I did discuss what we would do if she continued to call. The next time I got up I checked messages. The first message was the standard 'give me a call'.
The second call was where she crossed the line for the final time with me. Now I am not directly quoting b/c I can't stand to listen to the message again. She said, I heard you and K were talking about how much you all spent on A's (her daughter) birthday present and that you all just came to the party b/c of her. If you will call me and tell me how much you spent, I will pay you for it. If not, tomorrow I will bring the present back to your house.
First off, I never talked with ANYONE about 'how much' I spent on the present. (And to be really honest, I have never spent so little on a present - but it was a super great clearance item)
I am so upset that that she would even consider making her kid return a present for ANY reason.
And of course we came to the party b/c of A - it was her b-day party! Um isn't that what they are about?
The more I think about it, the more I think she was just trying to get me to call her. I am not playing this game. It has been too long since I have been in high school. And I didn't like those high school games when I was a high schooler.
Thank goodness the pools close next week and I probably won't run into her again until next summer.
Well, unless she comes over today to return the present.
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