Anonymous
07/16/2025 12:23
Subject: Daycare friendship
Anonymous wrote:My rising 5th grader is still friends with a daycare buddy from her 3 year old room. They are at the same E.S. and both attend SACC together. It can happen. My 17 year old nephew is now dating the girl who said she was going to marry him in Preschool. They went to different schools until high school and ended up meeting up though mutual friends.
Omg this warms my heart! My ES kid has a preschool friend like this who he would say at age 4-5 that he wanted to marry. I recently read a sweet news story where it ended up happening!
Anonymous
07/16/2025 12:11
Subject: Daycare friendship
Are you me? I have the same issue. Our friends from daycare were so great. Our families meshed well, activities lined up, kids got along great.
I think it boils down to daycare families being at the same SES scale as you. We all make similar amounts, with similar interests, we're all into our kids' academics, and we live near each other. Whereas school kids come from all over. Many have backgrounds where they don't socialize outside of their extended families.
My DS just had a big birthday party. We invited all the boys in his class at school, as well as friends from soccer and daycare. One kid from school showed up, but the whole daycare showed up. No one from school even responded to the invite.
I think it boils down to daycare families being at the same SES scale as you. We all make similar amounts, with similar interests, we're all into our kids' academics, and we live near each other. Whereas school kids come from all over. Many have backgrounds where they don't socialize outside of their extended families.
My DS just had a big birthday party. We invited all the boys in his class at school, as well as friends from soccer and daycare. One kid from school showed up, but the whole daycare showed up. No one from school even responded to the invite.
Anonymous
07/16/2025 12:03
Subject: Daycare friendship
Anonymous wrote:My rising 5th grader is still friends with a daycare buddy from her 3 year old room. They are at the same E.S. and both attend SACC together. It can happen. My 17 year old nephew is now dating the girl who said she was going to marry him in Preschool. They went to different schools until high school and ended up meeting up though mutual friends.
This is totally inapposite. The whole question was if they can stay friends if they do not regularly interact/go to school with. I don't think anyone is under the impression that it's unusual for kids who have been friends from a young age and then go to school and aftercare together to stay friends...
Anonymous
07/15/2025 12:18
Subject: Daycare friendship
My rising 5th grader is still friends with a daycare buddy from her 3 year old room. They are at the same E.S. and both attend SACC together. It can happen. My 17 year old nephew is now dating the girl who said she was going to marry him in Preschool. They went to different schools until high school and ended up meeting up though mutual friends.