"Your my firend when Logan isn't around."
By lilybug
@lilybug (21107)
United States
April 5, 2008 5:41pm CST
My son is "friends" with this boy at school named Marshall. They are friends when this other boy Logan is not around, but when Logan is around Marshall acts like he hates my son because Logan does not like him. My son was playing along with this for the last few months I guess. He told me about it the other day. I tried to explain to him that it is ok for them to not hang out when Logan was around, but they should not act like they hate each other. He went to school the next day and told Marshall the same thing I told him. The boys response was, "Ok, you are not my friend anymore." and he walked away. Now my son is upset because he does not have very many friends. Now what?
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@ronita34 (3922)
• Canada
31 Mar 10
I say whether he has many friends or not I don't think that any of us need to have friends like that in our lives. He will find more friends kids always do and he will find even better ones all the time. Aw I have three daughters and i know how it feels when they come to you for help and there isn't much that we can really do sometimes. It sure does hit us right in the heart though and the fact that we can't always fix things sure don't help either. I hope he finds a brand new bestest friend ever and he treats him the way good friends should.
@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
26 Mar 10
The discussion just reminded me of how kids are - they're cruel. But at least they're honest. Unlike grown-ups who are never really real with what they feel about, and would pull your leg until you discover that they're lying.
At that early age, your son just realized how people are, but it doesn't mean he'll not get over it. This will actually help him find the real friends from the fair-weather-friends.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
15 Apr 08
that is a toughie. I remember when I was about that age that my best friend Dorothy got to be chummy with another girl and when she was with the other girl she would have nothing to do with me. I felt so bad and I tried to be friends with the other girl but she did not like me at all. Finally my best friend got tired of her so she came back to me. Yet it was not the same afterwards. I just don't know why kids do those things but it seems like a normal happening.not much fun for the one who is left out in the cold however. Is there any clubs at s chool for his age that he could get into where he could maybe make new friends. its an idea anyway.
@DaddyOfTheRose (2934)
• United States
16 Apr 08
Logan was never his friend, then. And.. Logan.. deserves to be without someone to play with when Marshall is not around. Wicked natures are their own punishment. I'm sure that Marshall and Logan will both frustrate each other with their two-faced or petty natures in the years to come.
@rombi001 (941)
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14 Apr 08
How old is your son? If he's under 8, I would say organiza a party for him and invite both logan and marshal's other fried as well as many other children and make it good enough so that all the children consider him to be really "cool". It may sound difficult but it doesn't take much to entertain a bunch of 8 year olds... (If you need any more help let me know...)
