My friends daughter

@salonga (27775)
Philippines
May 20, 2008 5:05am CST
Waht would you do if you were in this situation? You saw your friend's daughter at the mall who is only 15 and has not even graduated from high school but was with a man who was almost of her age and they were lovey dovey while riding the escalator leading to the lower level. The girl did not notice you as you were on the going-up side and she was so busy with her lovey dovey affairs. Then you told her mom immediately as you went home who confronted her daugher about it but she denied and pictured you as a liar. Then your friend believed her daughter and sided with her and now she does not talk to you. Please give advice, thanks!
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6 responses
@ayessa (1583)
• Philippines
21 May 08
What would I do in this situation? Actually there's nothing to do anymore. YOu've done your part on telling your friend what you saw and she does not believe you. So let her be. Don't hate her for that. Moms has always been loyal to her child but it does not mean that your friend does not take note of what you had reported to her. I'm sure that even she gave the benefit of the doubt to her daughter she still thinks of that news you brought her. She's also a woman and she has an instinct. She may feel that her daughter is lying but still sided with her but that does not mean she believed her or anyone of you. Anyway, it maybe in different situation. She and her daughter would think why where you intruding into their lives? What's your motive in telling what you saw? I know you were just concern about your friends daughter but you can't force her daughter to say the truth and your friend to believe you. I suggest that next time if you would see her again with her man take a photo of them. So the next time you say to your friend you'll have an evidence and her daughter will not deny it. But don't be sound so intruding.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
21 May 08
Thank you Ayessa for your comment, that is very practical and given the right time, maybe I can do that. thanks again!
• India
21 May 08
Well, I think you shouldn't complained to her parents . First of all you had to talk with her about that at mall or at her home as you could do that . You should gave her your precious advice which you tried to gave to her parents . You should gave her sujjestion . Then you had to inform her parents about that . That would be a good situation for you . But now you can't do anything ... Thanks !!!
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
21 May 08
Your points taken, thanks for replying1
@SViswan (12051)
• India
21 May 08
hmmm...tough one. Like you, I would have told my friend. I think I'd leave it at that. As I have informed my friend because I was concerned....then it's her call how to handle her daughter. Maybe your friend had to believe her daughter then...but since you mentioned this incident, she will have her eyes and ears open. and since the daughter thinks her mother believes her, she might try to do it again and get caught. On the other hand, she might stop it too. As of now, there's nothing much you can do with your friend than wait for her to calm down and see how it goes from there.
• United States
20 May 08
Next time you see her, I would go up and say hello to her. This way she knows that you actually saw her, and can give her an opportunity to introduce her friend or explain. Or you can get the close up view of the situation and not just guess. When you see someone in the distance, and you tell someone, it feels to the other person like you are being a tattle tale or a liar. Also - I had a boyfriend when i was just out of high school who was my age - well actually 15 months older then me but I consider that my same age. He had premature graying hair. He started to get gray hair in 7th grade. So people thought he was much older than he was even though he didn't have any wrinkles or crow's feet to speak of. So can you be sure the guy was really older?
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
21 May 08
Sorry but you misunderstood! the guy is not older but of almost the same age as the girl. That is not the point though, but her dating at a very young age when the mother thought she was all the while straight and concentrated on her studies. At any rate, I believe the mother would soon find out by herself what is the truth. Thank you for replying.
@drakesuyat (1063)
• Philippines
21 May 08
too bad you failed to took shot of those scenes for you to have a proof somehow. let's just pray it won't lead to any unlikely occurences on her daughter in the future. if it does, your friend will surely regret the day you told her that but neglected it. at least, you've done your part as a true friend.
@MichaelJay (1100)
20 May 08
It's one of those no win situations where whatever you do will be wrong. Parents naturally tend to side with their children and you would not expect them to do otherwise. Hoevere you would also expect a responsible parent to listen to another experienced adult. Why did she think you ere telling her this? For fun? What motivation would you have for telling such a damaging lie? She obviously hasn't thought it through and no doubt experience will tell her over the coming weeks or months that you were right.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
21 May 08
Thanks MichaelJay, You are right!