She lost her temper with me at a neighborhood gathering while my kids were there.
I worry she might be gossiping behind my back now. She has also written that she wants to end our connection, which is totally fine by me. I wrote back with a gentle reply, acknowledging some of the faults she’d addressed and wishing her well. I am not a perfect person by any means, but am I right in finding her personal attacks very intense? I am very hurt by them because I am in such a vulnerable position right now.
I trusted her as a friend before. How should I deal with meeting with her in the street and remaining part of the community in which she’s quite an active organizer of events and stuff like that? How should I negotiate my child’s position in the neighborhood since her child is one of their playmates?Subscribe to Slate’s Parenting newsletter, featuring the best of Care and Feeding, Mom and Dad Are Fighting, and Slate’s family coverage.Send me updates about Slate special offers.