Awkward situation - would you say something?

misses625

DH has been estranged from his family for 6 years.  At least, his communication with them is very very limited since we have a restraining order against FIL.  He has a brother who is completely insane...and his wife is equally weird.  It's a long story, but DH's brother's wife is obsessed with doing everything that I do.  For example, she used the same colors in her wedding that I did, got married in the same church, got pregnant at the same time, etc.  Now, they joined the same pediatrician's office as us, and they live over an hour away.  The last time we were in the office, I felt like some of the nurses treated us differently.  One of them even ignored me when I asked her a question.  I thought she just didn't hear me or thought I was talking to someone else, but my friend who works there said that DH's sister-in-law mentioned to everyone there that we don't talk to the family, we think we're better than them, and we're keeping our kids from them, etc.

I mean, this is extremely petty and trivial, but I don't know if I should say something or not.  I don't want this to make us feel uncomfortable in the doctor's office.  At the same time, would those people REALLY listen to her?   

littlemermaid

You'd be surprised how people will listen to petty gossip.  If you are planning on staying at this office and you notice that you get the same treatment from them the next time I would definitely feel the need to say something.  Otherwise you might need to find a new pedi and make sure the SIL doesn't find out about it.

bebemama

I would completely ignore the drama. I think it is highly unlikely that anyone at the pedi's office gives 2 sh!ts about what this women thinks of you or what your family drama is. ?So even if your friend heard that she said that, she probably only hear/remembered it because the person who your SIL told knew she was your friend. ?

The nurse was probably just preoccupied or in a bad mood or whatever. ?Don't worry about it. ?Don't bring it up. ?If you continue to get bad care at the pedi's office regardless of the reason I would either switch or bring it up to the pedi without mentioning anything about the crazy SIL.

Good luck!?

kittycarr

littlemermaid:

You'd be surprised how people will listen to petty gossip.  If you are planning on staying at this office and you notice that you get the same treatment from them the next time I would definitely feel the need to say something.  Otherwise you might need to find a new pedi and make sure the SIL doesn't find out about it.

Ditto.  And get a copy of the kids medical records rather than give information about which doc office to transfer the records.  I bet they'd tell her where you went. 

And since people do love gossip, dish your own story too...