Ok I need a good dose of MN common sense so I can see if I'm over- reacting / under-reacting.
DS (12) was with me and DD at friend's daughter's birthday party.
DS wasn't meant to go but had to bring him cos didn't want to leave him home alone.
At party, other kid, J (9), starts poking DS, generally low level annoying stuff. So DS, not an angel himself, starts winding J up eg. telling balloon guy, J wants a pink bunny etc etc
Now J then starts crying and I told DS off and to leave him alone and we get ready to leave.
J goes off to sit by himself and friend comes out to say goodbye, sees what's going on and proceeds to shout, angrily, losing it kind of shout at my DS and telling him off.
As we were getting into car anyway and it was her house, her party, I didn't say anything to her.
We left, I told DS he can't go around picking on younger kids and that friend had a right to be angry at him but I didn't necessarily agree witg the way she chosed to express her anger.
I have not texted or spoken to friend since and she hasn't either.
Her husband has texted to ask how we are.
Should I text her or wait?
She has huge anger issues - I have seen her fly off the handle with her husband and kids, and other people around her.
Earlier this week, I was beginning to think that I needed to put some distance between us as I could feel she was getting annoyed with me (but wasn't sure what about) - we play tennis together.
Am I over-reacting to think I could actually do with less drama of angry people in my life?
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Friend yelling at DS, what would you do?
Rojak · 26/10/2013 23:43
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