Parents like each other but our kids don't
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Anonymous
| Some parents can handle this well, others can’t. Which one are you going to be? |
Anonymous
| Growing up, my parents had lots of friends with kids that I only knew tangentially. When we went over to their house or hosted them, I was expected to be polite and play nicely, but we were not expected to be bosom buddies just because our parents were. The idea that parents and kids are a package deal when it comes to friendship is kind of a new one, and it's definitely not a positive development, to my mind. |
Anonymous
Not everyone is going to like you or your kid. And that is ok! If you like them than keep with friendship and keep kids out. If you didn't like the parents but the kids were friends would you let the friendship die? I hope not! |
Anonymous
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As long as the kids involved don’t actively dislike each other, adults should have no issue being friends.
We have adult family friends that we mainly see in the evenings as couples now that kids are old enough to stay home. But we will occasionally have the whole family over for bbqs or other family type parties. The kids get along well enough and are polite. They don’t go to each other’s birthday parties or events anymore, and that is fine |
Anonymous
sounds like their kids aren't friends...anymore. so now they're good to hang out. |