Gee.. It Was "Nice" To See You Too...

[Kabob]

So ex-dcm that I've mentioned before came up to me when I was out and about today. It was a little awkward because she had tried to set up a play date and I politely declined. She asked how we were and I said we were great and ds (who had a speech delay) is finally talking more now. She said "Oh well [ex-dcg] has regressed to pointing and grunting so it must be because of your ds. Well bye."

Gee thanks....

[Unregistered]

See YOU and all of us know how ridiculous her accusation was, yet I could not help but smile. Next time she asks for a play date you can simply say that due to the impact she feels your child has on her child's speech development perhaps it is best to limit or discontinue contact.

[taylorw1210]

What? :confused: Just let it roll off your back! She probably felt like she had to make a dig because you politely declined a playdate and her kid is actually doing poorly at the new place.

[UnregisteredMe]

ridiculous

A few years ago I had several dcp who were socially inept. Or something
Some of the things they said bothered me.
Until I made a list on my computer of the ridiculous things that dcp said to me. For my eyes only, but it made me chuckle.
It got to be harder and harder to say anything to me that was "good enough for the list." I haven't put anything on it for quite a while now.

[Mom of 4]

Seriously, that is just a rude thing to say to you! She has NO accountability for her child's successes and failures (scratch that, all successes = her a great mom and all failures must be the daycare's fault)

[e.j.]

Kind of funny and sad at the same time. I guess the best thing that came out of it is that she confirmed for you that you made the right decision to decline her efforts to have a play date!

[cheerfuldom]

That is insane! at least now you know that playdate situation was more her looking for free care or some sort of selfish intent. Someone who really wanted to spend time with you and your child would not be so incredibly inappropriate because you declined ONE playdate.

[Kabob]

Yeah...she apparently didn't want a play date anyway because her daughter happened to be sick for weeks or something. No idea if she was trying to make herself feel better or what but it was really crappy of her to pin her issues on my son. Annoyed me she had the gall to say that when her daughter was so badly behaved that none of the other kids wanted to play with her yet her issues are apparently my son's fault? Really? If she wants to blame someone then blame me. I don't mind. But I do mind her blaming my son for her child's behavior especially when it's something she knows we've been struggling with that isn't his fault (speech delay).

[Shell]

She just had to have the last word, didn't she?! What a piece! Glad she's out of your life, and she needs to stay out

[Leigh]

So ex-dcm that I've mentioned before came up to me when I was out and about today. It was a little awkward because she had tried to set up a play date and I politely declined. She asked how we were and I said we were great and ds (who had a speech delay) is finally talking more now. She said "Oh well [ex-dcg] has regressed to pointing and grunting so it must be because of your ds. Well bye."

Gee thanks....

To which I would have responded "You must have had trouble finding a suitable replacement childcare for her! I sure hope you find someplace more supportive of her needs again, so that she can stop going backwards!", with a HUGE sarcastic smile on my face!

[Kabob]

I guess I was just baffled when I shouldn't have been...she used to say stuff like that all the time. I must be super hormonal to let it get to me though.

Just weird is all...I can understand her being mad if my son bit or hit or something and her dd started doing the same...but blaming a regression on another child's developmental delay seems odd to me...I have other children here that point and grunt too as they don't talk yet so why enroll her daughter in a mixed age group if she thinks her daughter will regress because of exposure to that?

Ok I'll let it go now...