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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course I would say something to the other child!  I have told other children that they were being unkind or that I didn't like something they said or did to my kids.  First and foremost, I want my kids to know that I have their back and model the responses that I want them to copy.  [/quote]

OP here. I totally agree.   I want my son to know that I'm standing up for him.  But when I've done that in the past (said something along the lines of "that wasn't a nice thing to say"), the parent has given me a nasty look (while saying nothing at all to their child), so I wanted to double-check with DCUM if this is okay.

My question is why do parents say nothing in these situations?????[/quote]

So, what's a dirty look?  Nothing.  Ignore it.  Your "friend's" dirty look represents problems going on in her head, and has nothing to do with you.  I like other PP's suggestion -  say "wow, that was mean" and "he's learning, just like you were at that age, soon he will be able to swim in the deep end with you."  Except in my case, I would add ".....if you are nice".  Which may not be great parenting (to add that last part), but at least you are stepping up, and your "friend" certainly is not - nor is she doing her child any favors.

OP, not sure if you should drop this so called friendship, she doesn't seem to care about your or your child's feelings? [/quote]

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