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Daughter's friend's mum love bombing my daughter and it feels so uncomfortable

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Winterslopes · 06/12/2023 12:07

Has anyone else been in this situation? My older teenage daughter and the other girl have been friends for a few years. The mum of the friend has fostered a really close relationship with my daughter. She is overfamiliar with her, constantly hugs and compliments her almost like an older aunt or grandmother would do. She wants to have her over to stay all the time. It really makes me feel uncomfortable, especially because she doesn't seem to consider my feelings. She sort of railroads getting her own way.

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Beefcurtains79 · 06/12/2023 12:13

Sounds a bit odd, does her daughter maybe not have many friends so she’s a bit desperate to keep your daughter around?

Sheepskinthrow · 06/12/2023 12:12

Eh? She sounds lovely! What do you mean by over-familiar?

Lindar79 · 06/12/2023 12:11

you say she’s over familiar, does your daughter think so? TBH you sound jealous of the relationship and that you aren’t the person doing this to your daughter. You should be embracing the fact that other people love your child

KitchenAngst · 06/12/2023 12:10

What do you mean by 'consider your feelings'? Isn't it perfectly possible she thinks you like seeing someone enthusiastic about your teenage daughter?

EdinGirl · 06/12/2023 12:09

You sound a bit jealous. I would think it's lovely for her to have someone else who adores her. It's important for young people to have close adults outside of family