http://www.mymommymanners.com/blog/conflict-with-friends/be-careful-about-over-sharing/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.mymommymanners.com/blog/conflict-with-friends/be-careful-about-over-sharing/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Elizabeth Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:40:29 +0000 http://www.mymommymanners.com/blog/?p=385#comment-162 My friend and I had a child-care arrangement--first Wednesday at my house, next Wednesday at hers. My daughter is a year and a half older than hers, and about a head-and-a-half taller. One day my girl pushed her girl down. It appalled me, so I intervened, redirected, and talked to mine privately. And I felt I had to tell my friend. Oops. No more child-care arrangement. I thought, hey, preschoolers are pushy, someday hers will push mine and that will be that. But no, it was a deal-breaker for her. The friendship survived, I'm happy to say, but it was a funny experience. I don't know how I could have done any better by her or her daughter. It made me feel like she thought my child was a monster, which was hard to get over. My friend and I had a child-care arrangement–first Wednesday at my house, next Wednesday at hers. My daughter is a year and a half older than hers, and about a head-and-a-half taller. One day my girl pushed her girl down. It appalled me, so I intervened, redirected, and talked to mine privately. And I felt I had to tell my friend. Oops. No more child-care arrangement. I thought, hey, preschoolers are pushy, someday hers will push mine and that will be that. But no, it was a deal-breaker for her. The friendship survived, I’m happy to say, but it was a funny experience. I don’t know how I could have done any better by her or her daughter. It made me feel like she thought my child was a monster, which was hard to get over.

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