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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I was growing up, we had a lot of family friends. My parents were friends with their parents. We would all get together and the kids were expected to play nice with each other, whether we "clicked" or not. We kids never became great friends but these friends were a different kind of friend and we learned to get along with people who weren't exactly like us. As adults we are still in touch and probably better friends now. These are life lessons that kids need to learn. When did it happen that kids get to dictate everyone in their world. Have a family bbq like PP suggested.[/quote]
+1000. Me too and some of these kids I did not like at all (boys!  Yuck. Older or younger.  Personalities didn't mesh.  Whatever)  but I learned to suck it up.  We are much better friends as adults.  We all sort of grew up together like relatives.  [/quote]
Yes, yes and yes! [/quote]
We had friends like these too.  OP if you knew any other kids going to the same school next year, I'd suggest you host something with 1-2 other kids as well, to mix it up, but even if you don't, it would be good for you to give it another shot.  The venue is important; kids will have more fun at someone's house than they will at a coffee shop.  [/quote]

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