A former 'friend' who has spread malicious gossip about you all over the place and with whom you no longer speak suddenly starts approaching your children and asking them personal questions. What would you do?

Instruct your children that they're not so speak to this person. I'd also call the person and tell them not to speak to your children.

What is this deperate houswives? Reality dictates you tell the person they are to stay away from you and yours and if they don't you go to the cops this is the real world not t.v.. Your life and especially your children are no joke take care of this pronto, and by the way don't worry what others think if they have a problem with how you handle it the need to crawl back into the tv set.
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No telling what a fire spitting dragon would do to this 'friend'.

Defiantly give that person an extremely good talking too. Tell my kids to stay away from her, and if she is telling them stuff then maybe sit down and have a discussion with them about what she is saying. And if all else fails go and get the piece of paper (restraining order) and maybe she will get the big picture.

THIS HAPPENED.. I CONTACTED LOCAL POLICE..SEEMS A LITTLE OBSESSIVE TO ME

Tell your former friend that you will get a restraining order and have her charged with harassment if she speaks to your children again. Its one thing if its between you and her, but when she is getting your children involved, that is crossing the line. I'd also instruct your children that they are not to speak with her.

thats not fair dragging your kids in. you can get a non-molestation order against them if you want or get a solicitors letter. xx

If it was a bloke, and depending on the questions, id knock him out.

of course tell the kids not to speak to that person.. but otherwise..
be like...
rifle... look that person in the eye and say " get offa my property. and if i ever see you around my family again..."

Get in between the children and the enemy,and make it stop.This has happened to me plenty times before.I have a cousin who lies and makes herself look really good when she's gossipping and spreading rumors about me.I've talked to her recently,and she always claims she supports me when all she does is sit on her ass and hurt other people with her lies.She can be so nice,but in an instant,turn on you like a cobra.*+++++*

Whatever, why are your your kids still in range of any of this?

Have a stern talk to the woman and tell her not to see your kids again. and if she does, file a restraining order.

Ask them why are they speaking to my children. Any buisness with my family should be taken up with me. Tell them to never speak to me or my family again. As well as tell my children not to speak to them also.

Get a restraining order for the protection of my children. What a psycho this lady must be... there's one in every town. Especially small ones where I came from.
I'm sorry that has happened to you. That's horrible.
You can actually have her arrested for spreading things about you maliciously that aren't true. Especially if she is making them about your personal relationships and life.

Inform the police that someone is stalking your children but more importantly have a chat with your kids.

Let them know that this person is potentially destructive to your family and that if she/he approaches them they are to shout loudly, "Get away from me you are not my parent" or "Help this stranger is after me" Maybe embarrassing the hell out of the gossip will teach them a lesson.

I like the reload answer!


DO NOT mess with my kids!

Reload.

Get a restraining order.

Tell them not to answer

Knowing me I'd make sure I met her in a dark parking lot somewhere and kick the shit out of her, but I'm sure you'd rather not spend time behind jail because if she's trying to do something like have your children taken from you that might not look too good. I'd file a police report and get a restraining order. Tell them what she's doing... tell them that she's approaching your children asking them questions about your personal family life. Also inform your kids that whenever she approaches them they are to tell her to leave them alone... and that they are not allowed to talk to her. As long as you and your children have told her that you don't want her around you... and she continues... you can get her for harrassment.

Beat the shit out of her.

kick him in the chest

I wouldn't care about the gossip as much as bringing the children into it. It's on.

Tell them stay away from my kids or I'll call the law on them.

Have a talk with your kids. Then visit your 'friend'. Explain that she has crossed the line. Also recomend that it would be a very good idea for her to stay at least 850 yards (the range of a bullet)away from your family.

Sayt to them like a gangsta "Yo bitch get the fuck off my kids yall motherfucking biatch"
Or tell your kids to not go near that person.

I would tell my children not to speak to them. Then I would most likely go to the former friends place and find out why they feel the need to question my kids and spread nasty gossip.

tell this person not to talk to your children and to mind her own business

call them or approch them and tell them to stay away from your children and to mind thier own business

I would write this 'friend' a letter stating clearly that she is to stay away from your children otherwise you will have a restraining order placed.
It is not the responsibility of the children to NOT talk to her....it is HER responsibility to NOT talk to them.

Tell that 'friend' to BACK. OFF.
And tell your kids not to ever speak to that person. Ever. Period.
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Confront this person directly. But take others with you for corroboration....don't go alone. If necessary, go to court and get a restraining order. This person sounds obsessive to me and obsessive people are loose cannons...you don't want a loose cannon around your children. Good luck if this is what someone you or a friend are actually facing in the real world.