That kid gets on my nerves
By snowy
@snowy22315 (196593)
United States
September 23, 2025 10:41am CST
So, one thing is the writing group I usually attend has started doing these offshoot creative groups as well as the writing. It is always the same people who come. The people who have been going for the past few months are this mother and her supposedly home schooled kid who just turned 13. I am sorry I am not really comfortable interacting with a 13 year old as a peer. She's very smart, but she does things like whisper to her mother in the middle of the group several times. What is she saying she doesn't want the rest of us to hear? It's rude. Heidi my friend coordinates all this stuff, and puts a lot of time into it, but I am going to minimize my participation.
Maybe I am an old person who isn't very tolerant, but I am what I am. I don't want to attend an activity very often that I don't enjoy that much. I will go to the October group as I think they are having some kind of Halloween party but these groups seems like they are more about goofing off and being silly, then doing anything worthwhile.
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@GardenGerty (165872)
• United States
23 Sep
I have seen similar situations before. Adults wanting their "precious, precocious" off spring to have adult privileges and be treated as peers in adult groups.If you do not like it, do not go.
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@GardenGerty (165872)
• United States
24 Sep
@snowy22315 I can understand that feeling.
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@snowy22315 (196593)
• United States
23 Sep
That's the plan. I may go once in awhile, as I want to see my other friends..but I feel like I am being cheated out of what was a decent group.
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@snowy22315 (196593)
• United States
24 Sep
I like it for the most part except for the kid.
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@snowy22315 (196593)
• United States
25 Sep
@porwest That's right. I don't think she bothers the other ones though.
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@porwest (107969)
• United States
25 Sep
@snowy22315 Goes back to that old adage that one person can ruin a thing for everyone. lol
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@snowy22315 (196593)
• United States
23 Sep
It morphed from a writing group. Mostly social
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@aninditasen (17728)
• Raurkela, India
24 Sep
In India we too have such children who get into our nerves. I stopped teaching at a coaching center as one of the students passed lewd remarks at me.
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@snowy22315 (196593)
• United States
24 Sep
Not alot yoiu can do at work, but in my spare time I don't have to put up with it.
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@aninditasen (17728)
• Raurkela, India
25 Sep
@snowy22315 I do household work and am at mylot or discussionbucks in the evening. I watch the TV in my spare time.
@LindaOHio (201593)
• United States
24 Sep
That's a pity that the group is no longer fun to participate with. I probably would stop going.
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@snowy22315 (196593)
• United States
24 Sep
I do like the people there except for the kid, I will probably go every so often.
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@snowy22315 (196593)
• United States
23 Sep
I mean maybe if they didn't come all the time, but they are always there
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@kaylachan (79616)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Sep
Then that's what you should do then.
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@luisadannointed (9329)
• Philippines
24 Sep
I'm sorry about that.
But maybe the kid is just being a kid a very shy one, and doesn't want to sound weird in front of the people she doesn't know, or she is bored and want to go home, lol! I hope October will be a good thing for you, Aja!
@wolfgirl569 (122829)
• Marion, Ohio
23 Sep
If you are not enjoying it find something else
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