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DD’s friend ruined her shoes!

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softlykillingme · 25/07/2024 10:49

So DD has just passed her driving test and her friend asked her to pick her up and could she please bring a spare pair of shoes. DD has just bought some new trainers and lent her those - she’d never even worn them.

Friend has since then kept “forgetting” to return them. And on one occasion whilst they were our friend turned up in the trainers.

Shes now given them back and they are ditched - there was not one attempt to clean them, the backs are squashed, covered in dirt.

I’ve told DD to drop her as a friend because I said that’s beyond disrespectful but unfortunately she feels like she doesn’t have many friends and would be very lonely without her.

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DoopSnoggySnogg · 25/07/2024 12:08

There are no circumstances in which I would lend brand new unworn trainers to someone. Why did she need them? Does she not own shoes? Your daughter was silly to do it and now she knows not to lend people your stuff! Up to her whether she continues the friendship or not. I’d not be keen personally to stay friends with someone like that.

Wayk · 25/07/2024 12:08

I would be very upset if it was my daughter's runners that were ruined.The friend is a CF. Please try and encourage your daughter not to lend her anything ever again. Also try to encourage her to seek out more friends without ditching this one if she is going to feel lonely.

KatiesMumWoof · 25/07/2024 12:06

... and????

HowIrresponsible · 25/07/2024 12:04

She won't do that again...

Poor DD. Its a hard lesson to learn.

Ivehearditbothways · 25/07/2024 12:03

Why would she lend out brand new trainers she hasn’t even worn yet? And why did her friend not have her own trainers?

Your daughter can obviously drive so why didn’t she just drive over to her friends the next day to collect the shoes? Why leave it so long?

Your kid needs to grow a backbone. She will encounter many people like this in her life. Toughen her up.

softlykillingme · 25/07/2024 12:01

DaisyChain505 · 25/07/2024 12:00

Your daughter is old enough to drive so she is old enough to have a backbone to ask her friend for her own shoes back.

Clearly you didn’t read the OP.

OP posts:
DaisyChain505 · 25/07/2024 12:00

Your daughter is old enough to drive so she is old enough to have a backbone to ask her friend for her own shoes back.

Catza · 25/07/2024 11:53

and your question is...