Weird moments with other moms

[packmomma]

Give me your weird moments you've had lately.

[packmomma]

One of my mom friends wanted to give w some freeze dried broccoli. She handed me the bag and then just stared at me. I realized she was waiting for me to read the ingredients list.... Lady they're freeze dried broccoli! If he'll eat them fantastic. 😂

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i need to get out more, as i don't hang out with other moms.

unless you count my bff from high school. i think she touched my boob the other weekend when we were buying beer. but than again, not so weird.

see, i need to make more mom friends just for weird stories to share.

[th3stryck3r]

I take Poppy to the Y for swim classes every Saturday morning. After one week of having to quickly grab my towel to chase her as she ran out of the locker room while I was changing, I devised a new strategy: encourage her to play inside a locker.

I open a locker, and she'll climb right in and be content, sometimes closing the door, or allowing another kid to close the door on her. (I always open it back up if she isn't able to– I don't leave her trapped.) Another mom looked horrified the other weekend, "alerted" me that P was in the locker, and scolded her own child for playing with the lockers. She definitely gave me a look when I told her that I actually wanted P to play in the lockers so that I could get dressed. Oh well.

[sweetsyrup]

Not a weird mom moment, but friend moment. We were at one of my college friend's houses. They're expecting a baby in April. He made the comment that he hates it when kids don't eat what's in front of them and only eat 1 bite of food, etc. He basically was hard core judging me and how the boys were eating. I told him good luck with your kid and left shortly after.

My kids are not the best eaters. If they don't want what we're having, they know they can have a yogurt. I also have taken a lot of additional ceus with childhood nutrition and have looked at a lot of Ellyn Satter's books on feeding (she's a dietian and seen as one of the experts in our field). So I don't stress about it. It's not worth the fight. But they're growing well, so they must be getting enough to sustain themselves.

[tuscanlatte]

I went to a friend's once and we usually let the babies do whatever an chatted. She invited a 3rd mom once and that mom got on the floor and baby talked the whole time and completely ignored us. It was soooo strange.

[tuscanlatte]

th3stryck3r thats brilliant!

[ampaints]

So it's just a moment that I overheard, but it's one of the first things comes to mind. Went to a museum with packmomma and someone who pays on Facebook, but not here anymore. I'm hanging out with W and M while bathroom stuff is happening and I hear a mom telling her kids that the dates they're going to see in te museum were lies and they know the correct dates that Jesus made the earth (yes Jesus, not God). She goes on to tell her friend proudly that she challenges tour guides at science faculties because she knows the truth.

It took every ounce of restraint in me not to turn around and tell her how bat shit crazy she was. If I had just had M I probably would have made a scene, so packmomma needing to pee was a good thing 😂

[packmomma]

th3stryck3r that is a serious genius moment!

[packmomma]

tuscanlatte I have been on those play dates and it's a hard pass for me. Especially if we're inside and the place is safe. "you guys play mommy is getting some adult time... Don't die" 😂

[tuscanlatte]

Feb 21, 2017 11:56:12 GMT -5 packmomma said:

tuscanlatte I have been on those play dates and it's a hard pass for me. Especially if we're inside and the place is safe. "you guys play mommy is getting some adult time... Don't die" 😂

Exactly! We were in her living room which was baby gated and full of toys. Me and my friend were in the couch and the other mom was on the floor with the babies. "Do you guys want snacks? Do you like cheeeewios?" It was like an alternate universe. Normally we'd only really notice the kids if they were trying to kill each other.

[packmomma]

Oh that same mom didn't know who Daniel Tiger was... They don't own a TV. Good times.

[ampaints]

Feb 21, 2017 12:47:57 GMT -5 packmomma said:

Oh that same mom didn't know who Daniel Tiger was... They don't own a TV. Good times.

I still think it's a miracle you got out of her basement with your skin intact 😂

[packmomma]

Feb 21, 2017 12:49:55 GMT -5 ampaints said:

Feb 21, 2017 12:47:57 GMT -5 packmomma said:

Oh that same mom didn't know who Daniel Tiger was... They don't own a TV. Good times.

I still think it's a miracle you got out of her basement with your skin intact 😂

There was definitely a moment in which I thought "oh so this is how I die..." but they still haven't killed me. So that's good. I do text h when we go over there though.. Just so the cops will know where to look 😂jk... But kind of not.

[runningmommy519]

When one of the moms from my moms club play group mentioned that her 2 year old daughter had chicken pox this fall. Then recently that same mom mentioned that she hasn't taken her now almost 2.5 yr old for her 2 yr check up.

Mind you, we have weekly playgroups and she casually mentioned the chicken pox thing like 2 months after it happened.

[runningmommy519]

tuscanlatte that has happened to me and it's usually when I ask one mom in particular.

[taketheshot]

My memory needs some dusting off..

One of the weirdest situations I've been in was when we were attending an activity at the zoo with 2 of our other mom/baby friends and one of the moms spilled her (thankfully room temp) coffee all over our other friend's little girl. The other mom took her coffee- soaked daughter and went home to give her a bath. In the mean time, we were in a room full of adults and children and not a single person offered a napkin, paper towel, or hand to help and there was coffee EVERYWHERE

ETA: all was forgiven and the 3 of us still hang out often

[packmomma]

There's pretty good mom groups on Facebook where they try to do free / cheap things in public places (no skin suiting) in your area @mrspanpan and @janetheconquerer. That might be a place to look for Mom friends near your kids ages. Or moms club international that runningmommy519 and I are both part of has groups too. I like them because they're a little more legit.
Then you guys can have creepy stories just like us. Or move to Atlanta and you can hang out with ampaints and I.

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why do i not know what skin suiting is?

And what are these groups you speak of? How did you find? Did you search mom groups in (insert town) on FB? packmomma,

[packmomma]

@janetheconquerer I did. There's usually ones for major cities but I also narrowed it down to just my area. Also, when you make friends (at parks and such) they'll usually tell you groups they are in so that helps.

Skin suiters are just creepers. That will kill you and wear your skin as a suit. So an exceptional breed. 😂

[runningmommy519]

@janetheconquerer the moms club is an International club. They have chapters all over. Google your town and moms club and see. That's how I found out about it. They do cater more towards stay at home moms but we have working moms on ours.

[flippinchica]

Feb 21, 2017 16:39:37 GMT -5 @JanetheConquerer said:

why do i not know what skin suiting is?

And what are these groups you speak of? How did you find? Did you search mom groups in (insert town) on FB? packmomma,

It is a running joke from over on the parenting board. Mostly referring to other posters who might stalk you and skin suit you.

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packmomma, flippinchica, that's so so so........creepy. people have done this? obviously not normal people but still....like buffalo bill (maybe wrong name) from silence of the lambs?

[packmomma]

Feb 22, 2017 8:01:32 GMT -5 @JanetheConquerer said:

packmomma, flippinchica, that's so so so........creepy. people have done this? obviously not normal people but still....like buffalo bill (maybe wrong name) from silence of the lambs?

I don't think it's like a real scare. Just a joke about stranger danger/Internet safety.

[zonagirl]

OK I'm cracking up at this conversation explaining to @janetheconquerer what skin suiting is.

Thankfully I haven't had any weird mom friend moments yet...I don't think. Unless maybe I'm the weirdo.

[packmomma]

You're not the weirdo zonagirl 😊

[flippinchica]

Feb 22, 2017 8:18:39 GMT -5 packmomma said:

Feb 22, 2017 8:01:32 GMT -5 @JanetheConquerer said:

packmomma, flippinchica, that's so so so........creepy. people have done this? obviously not normal people but still....like buffalo bill (maybe wrong name) from silence of the lambs?

I don't think it's like a real scare. Just a joke about stranger danger/Internet safety.

Yes. This. I'm not sure how it started but it is definitely an internet safety joke.

[esgrunner]

I was the weirdo mom recently....a friend texted me Superbowl Sunday in the morning to see if I wanted to see a movie later that day. I responded, saying no thanks because I was going to be fixing food for "our own Superbowl party" or something like that. I was trying to say it was only a party including my husband and I but that message did not get across and she thought I just had not invited them to the party yet I was talking to her about it....rude, right?! Later that week, we were on a walk and she asked how the party was and I said something about DH and I getting wild with all the wings we ate and then we figured out our miscommunication. I felt horrible for a moment but we all got a good laugh out of it.