They can dish it out, but they can't take it!
Glad you had fun..........and hope you can turn down the volume on the Quack!
Maybe they know what is the real story when they have made these calls and it has started spinning in their minds what you could be doing,too (if you wanted! That must be a kick in their head!!)
Manipulation and control....you were out of their sphere and it must be frightening for them to think you might see that there is a life out there without them and you may leave them in the dust!
Glad you got out and had some fun and ignore the junk-talk.