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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Omg PP, that is crazy advice![/quote]

Crazy how? [/quote]

Human Nature 101

You can not tell your friend that she needs to dump her loser boyfriend and expect her to follow your advice. You may be right, be she will resent it. She will have to reach this decision on her own. You can stick it out, being her shoulder to cry on when loser boyfriend does something horrible, or you can end the friendship because you can't stand being around someone engaging in self destructive behavior.

Fast forward 10 years...
You can not tell a mother that she needs to improve her parenting. See above for her reaction and your two courses of action.

OP, at three years old, kids can start getting the concept of "different rules for different houses" so you can explain that we don't play with the refrigerator door at our house.
Honestly though, I find it really difficult to stay friends with someone who has a radically different style of parenting from me, unless I only socialize with them when the kids aren't around.
Don't sweat it. People grow into and out of friendships. Don't need to make some formal declaration. Just let it slowly drift away.[/quote]

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