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<blockquote data-quote="Mattsmom277" data-source="post: 394121" data-attributes="member: 4264"><p>Argh! Friends like that ... who needs em? Having said that, is she someone you see in your regular travels or do you share mutual good friends (not gossipy old neighbors, REAL friends)? If she isn't, I totally say defriend. Yet, I know Elliot Lake. I know its small and if the circles you run into merge, who needs the drama right? </p><p></p><p>I guess I'd then do the kill her with kindness thing, smile and nod as well. Both great tactics! I'd also decrease contact over time and minimize the friendship. Excuses ya know? Was too busy to call back. Was too busy to chime in her fb status's. And so on. Ultimately friends like this are never cheering in the good times. Something tells me she's probably like a FORMER friend of mine who was very supportive in my low periods, thriving on my miseries sort of. yet in good times the claws came out even though she'd try to disguise how awful she was really being. I slowly "drifted apart". Until she just didn't call. And when I ran into her eventually in a grocery store, I was friendly and asked after her son etc. And she mentioned we never talk anymore and I just said well I'm so glad to see you and you look so well! It gets hard as parents with spouses and so much going on in our lives to maintain close friendships but I hope we can run into each other like this again soon. And then exit stage right!!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mattsmom277, post: 394121, member: 4264"] Argh! Friends like that ... who needs em? Having said that, is she someone you see in your regular travels or do you share mutual good friends (not gossipy old neighbors, REAL friends)? If she isn't, I totally say defriend. Yet, I know Elliot Lake. I know its small and if the circles you run into merge, who needs the drama right? I guess I'd then do the kill her with kindness thing, smile and nod as well. Both great tactics! I'd also decrease contact over time and minimize the friendship. Excuses ya know? Was too busy to call back. Was too busy to chime in her fb status's. And so on. Ultimately friends like this are never cheering in the good times. Something tells me she's probably like a FORMER friend of mine who was very supportive in my low periods, thriving on my miseries sort of. yet in good times the claws came out even though she'd try to disguise how awful she was really being. I slowly "drifted apart". Until she just didn't call. And when I ran into her eventually in a grocery store, I was friendly and asked after her son etc. And she mentioned we never talk anymore and I just said well I'm so glad to see you and you look so well! It gets hard as parents with spouses and so much going on in our lives to maintain close friendships but I hope we can run into each other like this again soon. And then exit stage right!!!!! [/QUOTE]
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