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Friend scared to upset 5 year old

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spanieleyes22 · 25/04/2024 16:14

My friend is struggling , single parent, no family nearby, she has 2 DDs 7 and 5. I struggle to take them both out together as the older one has autism diagnosis and I just find it a lot managing both of them so I suggested to my friend as she has started dreading weekends that I would take one out with me and the next week the other one. It would give her a break from their arguing and would give her one on one time with her older dd as she seems to always get pushed out by the younger one who is very demanding! Anyway my friend just replied that it was a nice thought but that her younger dd "would never allow it".... I feel like a 5 year old shouldn't be allowed to dictate what happens like this!!

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Dacadactyl · 25/04/2024 16:15

Well you're not wrong and of course the child shouldn't be ruling the roost.

If she doesn't want your help though, sadly there's nothing you can do though.