OMG!! Remember the rude woman at my daughter's softball game?

[DISshopkeeper]

Can you PM me for any future stories??? Sometimes I miss these things!!!

 

[NHAnn]

Originally posted by Breezy_Carol
Tiffany sounds like a real gem.

This cracked me up ! (Well, the whole thread cracks me up)...but really...GEM...TIFFANY's get it???

OK...idea for next fundraiser.....

Jeafl says: Tiffany, since you "don't do retail", we discussed how you could best contribute to the supporting the team:

You say we've got nothing in common
No common ground to start from
And we're falling apart
You say the world has come between us
Our lives have come between us
But I know you just don't care

So I said "WHAT ABOUT BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S?"
She said "I think I remember the film
And as I recall, I think we both kinda liked it"
And I said "Well, that's the one thing we've got"

I see you, the only one who knew me
But now your eyes see through me
I guess I was wrong
So what now? It's plain to see we're over
I hate when things are over
When so much is left undone

 

[Nancy]

This thread is just cracking me up! It's my comic relief of the evening!

 

[siouxi31]

Holy Cow! This thread is hysterical. I'd love to drive up there just to witness this woman!. Let us know if you ever meet her husband.

 

[msdznyduck]

What a riot........too bad about Miranda Ashley....she must be very sad to see her mom act like that. And then she can play softball, but not get dirty?? That's nuts.....when my DD plays, she is filthy when we get home.
Next game........ask her "now that you've had time to think about it, when is good for you?" I would keep it up, every game, (as well as other parents....enlist some of the others) until she "volunteered". She shouldn't be able to refuse, and you can't refuse to let Miranda AShley play, since she can't help how her mom is.

 

[Melora]

Oppppsssss!

 

[Disney Doll]

I'm not sure what you can do about it now, but for next year's team, one of the requirements of palying would have to be that the parents had to particpate in the concession stand or pay X dollars for the time the stand would have to be closed because they wouldn't participate. Failure to do one or the other would mean their child wouldn't be aloowed to play.

 

[Otto's Doll]

Originally posted by calypso*a*go-go
He's probably not allowed to come to the games (in case he gets dirty!).

LOL!

 

[mtblujeans]

She sounds like a very spoiled teenager, which is perhaps why she is married and not living at home or in college. She will get worse as she perceives you making fun of her, don't you think? Perhaps it is time to consider that poor little girl on the team, her daughter. She may see you laughing at her Mom, too. That poor child's life is going to be hard enough with such an unhappy mother. Although Tiff is setting herself up, don't have too much fun at her expense.

 

[dianeschlicht]

Next game........ask her "now that you've had time to think about it, when is good for you?" I would keep it up, every game, (as well as other parents....enlist some of the others) until she "volunteered". She shouldn't be able to refuse, and you can't refuse to let Miranda AShley play, since she can't help how her mom is.

I agree. Don't let her "get away" with it. She has to be responsible too.

 

[Ragmop]

Originally posted by jipsy
I remember the original thread. I remember it was, I believe, FIVE games before any of you approached her to invite her to sit with you? Yes, her response was rude, but so were the social skills of your group of ballgame mothers. Considering this fact, it is no wonder she has no desire to "volunteer" for the concession stand. I wouldn't.



And next time, instead of asking people to volunteer, automatically pick the times for them and send it to them in a calendar, stating that if it is not convenient for them to work the time assigned, they need to find their own replacement.

Wow...that was kinda harsh.

Instead of making fun of this woman, do something nice for her. Invite her over for coffee, out to lunch, have her daughter over to play with your daughter, get to know her. At least then, if she continues to be rude, you can feel better about yourself knowing that you tried to take the high road.

Really? Most parents whose kids are in sports barely have time to get to the ballfield-and many of us have more than one child playing-sometimes at different parks...First you rush to the park after work,then have to rush home , do homework, make dinner-and you want her to try and socialize on the weekend with someone who called her "MIDDLE Aged?

 

[Jeafl]

jipsy, as far as I know, there is no social director on our team. I sat with people that I know, other parents sat with people they know. Other people who didn't know anyone made it their business to introduce themselves and now sit with their new friends. She sat alone reading magazines every game. Why on earth would it be up to me to make sure she has someone to sit with? She has never once made the slightest effort to be friendly to ANYONE, and so far everyone that has approached her has been rebuffed.

I have three kids that are very involved in many sports and activities, plus I work so I really don't have time to invite her over and explore why she seems to be so hostile. I prefer to spend my time with family and friends who aren't rude to me.

As far as working the concession stand, the league made it clear when we signed up that all parents were going to be responsible for working it at least once. If she feels she is above doing it that's her problem.

I'm sorry if you feel that we handled this wrong, but in the grand scheme of things this is just a little blip on the radar screen of life.

 

[Pete's Mom]

Well said Jeafl!

 

[Jeanny]

Originally posted by Jeafl I'm sorry if you feel that we handled this wrong, but in the grand scheme of things this is just a little blip on the radar screen of life.

you go Jill!!! I just feel bad for Miranda Ashley... she must be embarassed by her Mom's attitude.

 

[kild]

Don't you just love how people can twist anything to be YOUR fault.

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

Perhaps she would feel more comfortable cleaning the restrooms...I don't think there's anything in there she would have to sell (retail or wholesale).

 

[Lachesis00]

Im am sorry but this thread is cracking me up.