Have you ever just kept it ?

I have: it's hard, but in the end, you get it out, YOU feel better. Prayer is also a Godsend (literally). I'll pray for you and this unfortunate woman. She's probably jealous of you: you have the things money and being a snob can't buy. She feels the need to boast and flaunt herself for recognition: she has low self esteem. YOU are the adult. YOU are the mature one. In my sights, what you did was right. She had is coming, anyhow!

God Bless!

Oh hon, your ok. Your forgiven. Your only human and its normal how you felt. Life is so unfair and there are no guarrantees. Its so hard sometimes. You sound like an awesome mom > She probably is jealous of you and your relationship with your child. She may not be able to be the kind of mom you are but she still sees you doing it and she sees your child happy and loveing.

You memorize this verse "living well is the best revenge". Its so true. I have learned in my life and tell myself everytime I feel like exploding..You will be healthier, happier, and I believef what we say and do comes back to us.

Hey I love the birthday race idea that is so cool. Maybe a better answer could of been "oh i wish we would of invited you!"

but you are ok. You will be fine. Just keep being the great unselfish mom you are. You are so much better off ...you have things her money cant buy!

Good Job.

Sometimes people just don't "click" and you have given her plenty of opportunity to stay away. With any luck she will get the hint.

If she doesn't and approaches you again:

Keep your temper under control and just tell her that you don't wish to have any contact with her and would she please leave?

Then turn around and walk away.

I have one just like her... we have designated parking spots but this woman thinks because one of her children is very ill that she has built in "right away". Didn't make any sense because using my parking spot is literally on the wrong side of the court and further away from her place. We had to ask a couple of times so she would move her car back into her empty spot. Then one day she decided to verbally attack my partner and called him names, etc. and a trouble maker and how dare we be a burden to her and her sick child. That was a very wrong thing to do... My better half is a sweet man... but you don't go off on him for no reason or act like a nut. He let her have it and she ran away crying. Later we had to have a conference with the landlord of the complex and it was finally agreed that she park in her spot and stay away from us. I haven't talked to her since and will never talk to her again. This frustrates her tremendously... but everytime she comes up I just politely tell her that I don't want to have anything to do with her and would she please stop trying to talk to me? It works... the nut leaves me alone and stays in her parking spot.

Usually no. As i have stated before I have anger issues. I tend to blow up at people when I see a serious problem. Leaving a toddler in a car with the windows up and keys in it is a good way to find me in your driveway fuming.

Yeah, I woulda blew up, too.

I have done that with my mother in law. Really just completely snapped one day and let it all out. I shocked myself and hubby just stood there with his jaw on the floor. MIL cried and guilted me, of course and I felt bad, but did not apologize. It took a few months to recover from it.

I really just wish I wouldn't bite my tongue so much then it wouldn't come all out like that. Ah well. It happens.

Oh yeah, lots of times. I always try to just be the better person & keep my mouth shut, but sometimes you just HAVE to get things off your chest. My hubby's sister in law is a fake, backstabbing, lying biotch & I've laid into her a few times. People can just get under you skin & if you let em' have it you can really make yourself feel better instead of keeping things bottled up. I really hope that made you feel better! :)

Yes I've done that from time to time. But now I delete every text message unless it's work related.

LOL, good on you!

It never happened to me because I don't usually have a great amount of patience and things get out of me before they build up too much!

Well done.

I never keep my mouth shut ..it bottles up stress and isnt good

So most people think Im nuts ..I dont care Im a NYer..being expressive and standing up for yourself is required not to be a door mat

Yes,keeping things bottled up is not mentally healthy for you.You had to let your feelings out and you did there is nothing wrong with that.