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InletBchDweller

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Shelly children are 7 and 8.

Thank you for all of the comments.

I spoke with the mom. She said that the day she ran out of the house she thought was due to the hypoglycemic problem. She also told me that little IBD was asking her to sing, sing, sing. I think it was some Hannah Montana mike thing. Maybe she did not want to sing in which it would have been good to tell little ibd that. The mom also told me today that the child has a "hearing problem". I am horrible with specifics but all in all she has been diagnosed to where background noise bothers her?? :dunno: I don't know...:roll:

As far as this morning I took dgsvier's advice and took the approach that I was worried about her daughters safety. There are tall piles of downed trees everywhere and the roads have alot of blind spots. I then proceeded to tell her the rest of the story. Her mom listened but had no excuse. I told her my background (early childhood degree) and that I had led groups of girls before. If there was a modification that I should try then I would. She told me that she would talk to her when she got home. X may think something of it but I assure you, and those of you who know little ibd, my daughter will worry about it b/c she wants a friend so bad.

Tis - no, no apology from the mom or X.

I don't expect her to get along with every girl she meets. This was just so convienient (across the street) I know there are some other girls in the neighborhood and I need to get their numbers to make a play date.

I am going to have a long talk with little ibd today and explain to her that sometimes things just don't come easy. Little IBD talks about Princess Kate alomost daily, so if someone could find me a princess Kate here then we would be good. :D
 

ckhagen

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You've got some good advice already, but I just wanted to add that maybe you could also have a little conversation with X during a time when she's not behaving badly and just talk about house rules, being respectful, and how to express her feelings to her friends when she's not happy with how things are going. It doesn't have to be a big riot act reading meeting, just a casual little side conversation while doing something fun like baking cookies. Maybe she'll pick up on what you consider acceptable behavior when she's not already fuming because they're fighting.
 

scooterbug44

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I get the sense that there is a medical "excuse" for everything this kid does.

IMO most of them seem to be as valid and life threatening as my self-diagnosed "allergy" to secondhand cigarette smoke! :blush:

Love the suggestion of bringing up the rules w/ her in a very non-confrontation/unserious manner!
 

tistheseason

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Tis - no, no apology from the mom or X.

I don't expect her to get along with every girl she meets. This was just so convienient (across the street) I know there are some other girls in the neighborhood and I need to get their numbers to make a play date.

I am going to have a long talk with little ibd today and explain to her that sometimes things just don't come easy. Little IBD talks about Princess Kate alomost daily, so if someone could find me a princess Kate here then we would be good. :D


This breaks my heart. One of the lessons of life that I wish our kids never had to learn!!
 

InletBchDweller

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update - When X got home from school yesterday she brought over a "your my friend- i am sorry" color sheet. After talking with her mom she said that when little IBD told her that they were not playing with the chalk anymore that she thought little ibd did not want to be her friend. :roll: So all is well in the hood - for now.

Is this what I have to look forward (or not look forward to?). I grew up in a hood where it was just me and my sister so I don't know the ins and outs of suberbia.
 

sunspotbaby

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Yeah, I know what you mean. There was no one where we lived except cousins...made for some great fights! :D
Take notes...I may need 'em in a couple of years. :roll:

Hope they're BFF from now on.

:wave:
 

Miss Kitty

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Sorry to say this, but just wait until middle school. :eek: Go get that mean girls book that talks about Queen bees, etc. What an eyeopener!
 

InletBchDweller

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Yeah, I know what you mean. There was no one where we lived except cousins...made for some great fights! :D
Take notes...I may need 'em in a couple of years. :roll:

Hope they're BFF from now on.

:wave:
those were the best fights. :D I was in trouble all the time...:lol:

Sorry to say this, but just wait until middle school. :eek: Go get that mean girls book that talks about Queen bees, etc. What an eyeopener!
I don't even want to think about middle school. :shock:
 

Cheering472

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Sorry to say this, but just wait until middle school. :eek: Go get that mean girls book that talks about Queen bees, etc. What an eyeopener!

Ahhh mental school. That's when the real craziness begins.
 
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Ahhh mental school. That's when the real craziness begins.

Yep, Sam made it through and is stronger because of it. Ya just gotta love them through it. Some kids are so unkind. You kind of find out who your true friends are. As long as she have a level head on her shoulders and chooses wisely who she hangs out with then she'll be fine. Sam did lose a best friend last year. This girl couldn't handle Sam making new friends and "dating". She told Sam she had changed and wasn't the same person and basically stopped talking to her.

You know the neighbor girl that I didn't let Sam play with after she called her a brat and was just generally not nice? Well she's still not nice and the kind of girl I wouldn't want Sam to hang around with anyway. She's still mean, stuck up and has a really foul mouth. Remember, kids personalities are formed by age 5.

 
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