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Would your 11 year old be upset or is mine “ too sensitive “

218 replies

Treacle2024 · 29/09/2024 18:36

I’m willing for you tell me that she is and I need to stop pandering to her but I feel for her 🥹

I am going to try not drip feed
a friendship of 3 girls including daughter
we will call them Sarah ( DD ) molly ( friend 1 ) and poppy ( friend 2 )

Sarah and molly have known each other from 3 years old and were going through the same treatment as each other. We do allow them phones in which we monitor and this is because Sarah can spend a lot of time in isolation and so she has a small amount of contacts on their but mainly it’s a group call of Sara, molly and poppy.
poppy and Sarah met via molly who were friends previously but have now all been close for around 2 years. A few months ago molly’s mum decided that the girls could not chat together as a 3 anymore - there was no real reason but stated it was because she didn’t like poppy.
poppy is more mature than Sarah and molly apparently.
sarah is autistic but in a timid sort of way,
Sarah spent a lot of her pocket money on both molly and poppy for their birthdays and gave poppy hers at event we all attended.
yesterday, Sarah and molly were on the phone sat next to me and then molly said she had to go to a birthday party. Did not mention who’s and fair enough. Around an hour later they all video called her from poppy’s birthday party with the parents present. Sarah was heart broken, they were showing them their dances etc and I cut the call off.
last night I messaged the parents and said that it’s absolutely fine that Sarah was not invited but I felt it was quite mean and had upset Sarah that it was hidden and then they decided to call her during it to show her.
I was told that Sarah is just her sensitive and the girls just wanted to talk to her ! That I have my work cut out for me if she is so upset over it. Now I’m aware I will be jumped on about the phone situation but she doesn’t have the freedom that most children do and is isolated for long periods of time. These are her best friends and she will be devastated if I said right that’s enough you can’t talk to them anymore.

sorry I know that was a ramble.
is she too sensitive ?

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RaspberryBeretxx · 29/09/2024 18:49

Not over sensitive at all. My ds (now 12) would have felt the same. Could have been thoughtless on the girls part but actively unkind for the parents to be there and then put it down to Sarah being too sensitive.

Anoisagusaris · 29/09/2024 18:49

That is absolutely shitty behaviour. I couldn’t continue friendships with either the children or parents that think this is ok.

StarlightExpressAnswerMeYes · 29/09/2024 18:48

I'm in my late 30s and if one of my friends did this I'd be upset!

Treacle2024 · 29/09/2024 18:47

ATuinTheGreat · 29/09/2024 18:47

Absolutely horrible, and the parents must be absolute dicks.

No, your daughter is not being too sensitive and it would make me reevaluate both her relationship with those friends, and certainly any relationship I had with the other parents.

Yeh this is the other issue - close friends with one of the parents.

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modgepodge · 29/09/2024 18:47

I don’t think she’s over sensitive, this would upset me as an adult!! It’s one thing if the kids had just called without thinking, but the fact the parents were there and didn’t consider this was likely to upset your daughter?? Unbelievable.

ATuinTheGreat · 29/09/2024 18:47

Absolutely horrible, and the parents must be absolute dicks.

No, your daughter is not being too sensitive and it would make me reevaluate both her relationship with those friends, and certainly any relationship I had with the other parents.

Treacle2024 · 29/09/2024 18:46

Rainallnight · 29/09/2024 18:45

I don’t think your DD was being over sensitive.

You seem very apologetic about the phones though. What ages are they? And is Sarah ill, with the spending time in isolation? I tbh l that matters for context.

They are 11. Yes she has health needs but not in isolation at present.

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Nerdymummy · 29/09/2024 18:45

No she is not being sensitive. My 13 year old would be heart broken if it happened to her. The girls also rubbed it in by calling, it’s one thing not inviting and saying nothing but to ring is showing a lack of empathy and is cruel. The parents are playing stupid if they don’t think it’s hurtful and if it happened to their child I think they would see it differently

Rainallnight · 29/09/2024 18:45

I don’t think your DD was being over sensitive.

You seem very apologetic about the phones though. What ages are they? And is Sarah ill, with the spending time in isolation? I tbh l that matters for context.

purpleme12 · 29/09/2024 18:44

No she's not too sensitive
I think that would make a lot of people hurt

stravagante · 29/09/2024 18:43

That's really spiteful of the girls and ignorant of the parents. Literally what was the point other than to make the uninvited child feel awful.

Perplexed20 · 29/09/2024 18:41

I think the other parents are callous.

I'm not at all surprised your dd was upset

ZippyDenimBear · 29/09/2024 18:41

Horrible. Really horrible.

Neolara · 29/09/2024 18:41

Blimey. That's either very mean or shows a remarkable lack of empathy.

IntheVicinity · 29/09/2024 18:39

Stay out of your child’s friendships. They will ebb and flow, often very quickly, over the years, and you should focus on hr,ping your daughter gain resilience.

Thfrog · 29/09/2024 18:39

Your daughter is not being sensitive they knew exactly what they were doing when they rang

Sherrystrull · 29/09/2024 18:39

I think that's awful behaviour from the other two girls and also the parents. It's all very well not inviting your dd to the party but they shouldn't have called her and rubbed it in her face.

DancingPhantomsOnTheTerrace · 29/09/2024 18:38

No, I don't think that is over sensitive at all. I wouldn't have let that phone call happen if I was a parent of the other child. I think that would upset quite a few adults, let alone an 11 year old.

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