DS, 11 years old, was added to a group chat by a friend who was already in the group.
DS was really happy and pleased, was beaming in fact, to have been added and included. He's had really bad experiences with friendship difficulties over the past year so was made up to be added to this group and was excitedly telling me about it.
2 hours later, another member of the group deleted him. No conversation about it, no explanation.
DS texted the boy and asked to be added back in to the chat again. No reply from the boy.
This boy has been pretty badly behaved towards DS over recent months, but DS was excited to be added in to the (already existing) group, thinking it meant they could be friends again.
Only to be crestfallen 2 hours later.
AIBU to feel sorry for him?
DS is a really nice boy. He's got friends that love being friends with him. But he's had a lot of hostile behaviour to deal with from other kids.
Why are kids so harsh with other people's feelings?
Am I right to think that this is upsetting for DS, who is friends with all the other kids on this group chat, they all link up and play gaming together and DS was really excited to have been added so that he could play too.
Or AIBU? Do 11 - 12 year old k8ds just have to suck up other kids hurtful behaviour and actions?