You love your friend, but you could do without her kid. Maybe she is out of control, teases your children, mouths off to you, or perhaps she breaks things then lies about it. Whatever the case, it can be awkward and uncomfortable when you don’t like your friend’s children. Our friend Lisa used to drive carpool and hear her best friend’s daughter berating her child with unkind names like “baby” and “stupid” She originally encouraged her daughter to stand up for herself, trying to gently coach her on handling mean comments. When that yielded poor results, she tried asserting the rules in her car that forbid children from using mean words. When her friend’s daughter continued to ignore her, she raised the issue with her friend. Her friend was quick to defend her daughter, claiming that Lisa’s child must have done something to provoke such mean words. Unfortunately, the friendship never recovered.
How do you handle situations where your friend’s kids annoy you?
Love the friend, hate her kid
You love your friend, but you could do without her kid. Maybe she is out of control, teases your children, mouths off to you, or perhaps she breaks things then lies about it. Whatever the case, it can be awkward and uncomfortable when you don’t like your friend’s children.
How do you handle situations where your friend’s kids annoy you?