The boy is a little bit of a bully and there have been times where I have had to bribe my son to go to the family’s house with us for a party or barbeque. There have been quite a few incidents and it put me in a really tough spot.

I asked a few other girlfriends what I should do. Confront the mom about her son being a bully? Back off from the friendship? Being the complete wuss that I am, because there’s no way I could handle telling someone that their son is “mean”, I ended up backing off. And it does make me sad, because my husband and I had great times with them.

Today I was talking to another mom who has become friendly with that family as well. Oddly enough she started talking about the trouble she was having between her own daughter and the friend’s son. Only she handled it differently. She confronted the mom of the boy. (Kudos to her. She is a better woman than I.) She also told me that I should have spoken up. That the mom needs to know her son is having issues in getting along with other children.

So my question to you? Would you have spoken to the mom? And if so, what would you have said?

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You can sit in the other room and not hear one kid “whining” the other kid’s name. You know the whing I am talking about? Kind of high pitched and about 30 letters long. An example for you: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETHANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

Hear it once and there is still hope that this will be a pleasant experience. Hear it twice and you perk up a little bit to hear what’s going on. Hear the other kid whine your kid’s name in return and it’s pretty much over. Best pack your things up, collect your kid and go on home. It’s’ not gonna go anywhere good at this point.

And here’s the thing. If you aren’t close friends with the other parents it’s no big deal. But when you ARE very friendly, you’re in a tough spot. Parents (read: Moms) are very sensitive and protective about their little angels. Friendships have been torn apart because of kids. How many of you that are reading this have left a playdate or get together thinking “The other kid is a monster/bully/whimp/difficult/poorly parented/trouble/spoiled/brat/insert your own adjective.”

I’ve got a lot of thoughts on this, but it’s late. In future posts I’ll be able to give you my insight (or lack thereof) on it with examples, because this is a real issue with a few familys we are friends with.

Anyway, enjoy what’s left of your weekend!

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