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06.03.08, 20:43 PM General Topics
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Dropping out of a friendship with a woman who I'm finding increasingly quirky and she allows her DD to break down whenever DD doesn't get her way. Drives me mad. Gave her a bit of the cold shoulder after I tried to explain why certain sports activities my DS does (that conflicted with our spending time together on the weekend) is important for his integration in a new school -- she just didn't get it and I don't feel like explaining it. She is not athletic at all and I played sports all my life, work with men and women who are mostly athletic, do a lot of sports incl golf/business deals. WWYD? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.03.08, 08:43 PM Flag
 

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HUH? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.03.08, 08:45 PM Flag
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exactly. this post makes zero sense. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.03.08, 09:04 PM Flag
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so you find her shallow? non athletic? permissive? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.03.08, 08:46 PM Flag
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none of the above - just quirky and not understanding the importance of sports in boys' socialization process and don't feel like trying to explain it all to her [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.03.08, 08:52 PM Flag
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how is that quirky? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.03.08, 08:54 PM Flag
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I wouldn't get it. We place academics above everything [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.03.08, 09:03 PM Flag
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which is sort of dumb actually. EIQ is just as important. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.03.08, 09:19 PM Flag
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can you explain what you mean about sports being important to your dc's integration? how old? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.03.08, 08:54 PM Flag
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np: She basically means she is better than this other mother and can't be bothered with her. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.03.08, 09:06 PM Flag
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confused - ditching her b/c she's a klutz or her parenting style? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.03.08, 09:05 PM Flag
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I'd be the other mom and think you were a freak. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.03.08, 09:09 PM Flag
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You sound like shitty friend anyway. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.03.08, 09:10 PM Flag
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