I don't understand why she would think its appropriate to have this "mom to mom" conversation? Who is she? Mother Theresa? I would try not to get worked up about it but I would be wondering WTF she had to say about you being 3-5 mins late. Shit happens!
That's so annoying-why couldn't she talk to you then? Unless you had the girls with you and didn't want them to hear?
They were both right there. My guess is she didn't want them to hear what she had to say. :\ I could have sent them over to the tables to sit down, but in my split second decision I decided that she was trying to tell me she didn't want to talk right then. So we left.
Mom to mom? No. She's an employee, you're a client. IF, and only if, you developed a friendship you could have a mom to mom chitchat. But right now? NOPE.
ETA: I will add (this will read braggy) that the last time something weird like this happened to me, the woman (manager of a JCrew, I swear to god) pulled me aside and was like "your son has such bright eyes and is looking around so intently I can tell that he's intelligent. You need to save up and send him to [insert the #1 most expensive private school in my city]." So it was a weird boundary crossing shitshow, but she said my baby was smart so I didn't write one of my patented crochety emails to corporate. LOL.
It HAS to be something totally unrelated. HAS TO BE. I can not imagine that any sane person would be essentially setting up a meeting to confront you about your parenting/kids all over being 3-5 minutes late.
I don't understand why she would think its appropriate to have this "mom to mom" conversation? Who is she? Mother Theresa? I would try not to get worked up about it but I would be wondering WTF she had to say about you being 3-5 mins late. Shit happens!
She's really really nice. A little older, maybe 50's? Very polite, never got any sense of drama/judging from her at ALL. Super helpful in setting up private lessons/training sessions, rescheduling things, etc. That's one reason I love this place so much - it is a true no-judgement zone. Everyone is just very friendly, no gossiping/cliques, etc.
lol my first thought was that she wanted to sell you something (Mary Kay, sex toys, etc.) or try to get you to go to her church.
LOL! Yes! She wants to ask if you can host her next Passion Party.Â
"I'm so glad we could talk mom-to-mom, you know? This is really about EMPOWERING women to take control of their lives and their finances and HAVE FUN doing it!!" - Every MLM pitch ever.
I probably would just forget to "stop by." If she has something important to say she should just say it. My MIL is always calling is asking when "a good time to talk" is? Heiffer we are talking NOW.
I'm betting it's something unrelated, but in the context of being flustered from running a few minutes late (and I'm SURE you're not the first parent to be a touch late), it seems more serious.
Post by miniroller on Jun 30, 2014 13:43:57 GMT -5
Wonder where your dd gets her anxiety?? Aw, seriously- don't freak. It's probably Nothing! And even if there is an actual issue, worrying for the next 19 hrs isn't going to help. I know you know that, but do your best to clear it from your mind! And going back to original point, challenge yourself to provide a good anxiety-free example for your daughter!
Yeah, that's a conversation I would never be initiating.
I interact face to face with her way too much to avoid it. I mean, she is RIGHT THERE. I pass her desk 4x/trip to the gym if I'm picking up kids at the childcare.
Yeah, that's a conversation I would never be initiating.
I interact face to face with her way too much to avoid it. I mean, she is RIGHT THERE. I pass her desk 4x/trip to the gym if I'm picking up kids at the childcare.
Dude, you can totally avoid it. "Hi Clarice! Nice day today, huh? Off to the pool!" scurry scurry scurry
I had one of these conversations with one of my husband's friend's wives. I am clarifying here that she is NOT my friend and I am only forced to interact with her because of H.
Anyway, she called me up, left a message and told me she had some exciting news to share with me.
SO I called her back. Bitch wanted to sell me ARBONNE.
Hopefully it's as simple as "I've noticed your little one has been testing boundaries lately & I just wanted to let you know that you're handling it well. Every kid goes through this."
I know it's easier said than done, but try not to worry about it. If she's been kind, loving, and judgement-free in every other interaction with her, there's no reason to think that this time is any different.
I would just call her up and get the conversation over with. I also think people can forget what it is like to have two young kids, truly. I remind myself of this when my mom is driving me crazy.