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hi suezy and everyone :o)
It's taken me all week to catch up with her - the Cub guy was round at her house for the best part of an hour on Wednesday but don't know what was said yet - if she's spun some sob story then I'll put him straight on Monday.
Anyhoo, given the time lapse and the intervening visit from the Cub leader, I went for a different tactic - I saw her coming home with Feckface and his older sister about 8 ish- she looked as if she'd just taken them swimming so I went over and said "been somewhere nice?" she looked a bit surprised at me talking to her so she responded just saying "oh yeah, the pool" I said "that'll be a nice treat for the little F'ing Bar steward then?" she started off looking shocked and started to say "don't use that language about......" then it looked like it dawned on her so I just said "yeah it's not nice is it, but as long as the F'ing c**t has had a nice time then I'll get back to my bastards" and walked off. Her face went puce and she went inside - quite safe to say that I am no longer on the Christmas list. I was shaking afterwards, but now I feel good. :o).
Maybe shouldn't have stooped, but it's not like I used any words that he didn't use against my son......and husband.
and I know precisely nothing will happen on her part - she thinks she can treat them into behaving by buying them stuff and taking them places.
"Oh, you've damaged my car, well here have a new bike and behave yourself" whereas my kids have had a weeks ban from screen (tv/playstation/wii etc) for crossing a road they weren't allowed to, or too much answer back.