Rude mother's at the ballpark?

Question

My son is in baseball !

There is other mother's that come to the ball park with there kids I have tryed to speak to these ladies and they all turn there nose up to me like there better then me my mother also had came to watch the practice and she tryed to say something to them and they just stick there nose up to her there is also another mother that they treat her the same way even talk about her while she is sitting behind them we are talking about 7 and 8 year old boys!

Why do they act this way ?

Answer 1

s****., ignorant women!  I feel your pain!  I would walk up and ask what is so important that they feel to be so rude and childish as to talk about people behind their backs.  How rude of them!  I can't stand those types.

Answer 2

My boys have just started tee ball and we have a few of those moms as well.  The rest of us just sit together and ignore them.  They seem to come around a bit if we cheer for their kid (we cheer for ALL of the kids).  I would talk to the other mom they do this too.  Some day they will learn that they aren't still in 7th grade!

Answer 3

i know what u mean i have a 7 yr old girl and during games and practice am on my own, am 23 as well and alot of these mothers are a bit older than me, i just feel that they think there better than me since am younger maybe they think  that mothers our age don't belong there whatever it is i just don't bother trying to become friends with them, i can't help that i wanted to have a family young and get married,  just don't let them get to you enjoy the games and have fun with yr child.

Answer 4

i know what you mean......my son is now i tee-ball, the other mothers give me dirty looks, it might be my pink hair and piercings, but it also might be that i am active during practices.........i get out there and help the coach if he needs it. i'm not afraid to voice my opinion, yes i keep it nice.  i just think these people are so afraid of what others say, that they are afraid to talk to the "wrong" people.....i hope you can find at least one mom on the team to befriend, if not, just cheer for all the kids, and just ignore them.......good luck and have fun watching your son have fun!

Answer 5

Just ignore them - and go talk to the other mum who they are being rude to.

In the long run, nobody will care how wonderful their kids were when they were seven. People like this are just sad, with no achievements of their own to be proud of. Sadly, it's common in all sports which kids do and parents watch :(

Answer 6

I had the same problem I just cheered for all the kids and gave their kids my support. The kids were the ones to come up to me and joked around with me. The moms eventually came around when they realized that I wasn't going away and that their kids liked me and my family.

Answer 7

My kids have done a couple sports and the Moms all seem to be this way. Its like if their kids have played together for a season or two they form a click or something. When my son played soccer I found the Mom's to be unfriendly and rude.

So all you soccer and baseball Mom's out there, be nice to the new ones.

Answer 8

You can deal with them the same way I deal with them - ignore them.

If they're only acting rude when you try to talk to them, it's best to just not talk to them. You can do better for friends, anyway!

Answer 9

They're just s****., ignore them, you can do better friend-wise.

Answer 10

My SS teacher once gave me some great advice for situations like this, "Kill them with kindness."  I just love that!  I would speak to them every time I see them, especially if I get into an up close and personal situation where they can't possibly ignore me, and just be as pleasant as I can possibly be.  No sarcasm or anything, just pleasant and smiling.  You know it will get under their skin that they are not getting to you.