Anonymous
04/04/2023 13:27
Subject: Parents like each other but our kids don't
Anonymous wrote:Nothing is more cringe than parents being friends with their kid's friends parents. Get a life
sounds like their kids aren't friends...anymore. so now they're good to hang out.
Anonymous
04/04/2023 13:24
Subject: Parents like each other but our kids don't
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
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
04/04/2023 12:48
Subject: Parents like each other but our kids don't
Anonymous wrote:We are very good friends with some of the families at our DC's school. We have been friends for some time now. Say my child is A and the other child is B. I just found out from a third person that our child was not invited to B's birthday party. We didn't feel bad or anything but when our other common friend's child lets call them C asked B about it. B specifically asked C not to tell anything to A as they didn't want them there.
How will this unfold for us the parents, will we still be friends knowing B does not like our child A. Or our friendship will frizzle out.
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
04/04/2023 12:45
Subject: Re:Parents like each other but our kids don't
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
04/04/2023 12:40
Subject: Parents like each other but our kids don't
Some parents can handle this well, others can’t. Which one are you going to be?