Hi everyone! I need to have some perspective if this is normal or I’m in fact not normal?
My son is 5. Last week he made friends/ started to hang out with neighbours kids, they are brothers 9 and 5. At first I was welcoming because they seemed quite nice and because my DS is an only child the thought of him having some company seemed nice but now I’m not so sure.
The eldest one at first seemed nice and polite. Before he entered to house he took of his shoes, if he wanted to ask something he said “ excuse me”, etc. They been hanging out almost every day either outside our back door or just generally outside ( we live on a quiet cul de sac). I was welcoming them to play with any DS toys as long as they are respectful but the last days they are proper pissing me off I’m sorry!
So in the last days the oldest one has:
• broke DS plastic cup outside deliberately. They were having a water fight and he just threw it on the ground on purpose
• Destroyed DS crayons in the water
• poured out the bubbles and smashed the tube
• wanted to take the Jenga. I said sure, insted of playing/building something he taped all the pieces together and threw them in the water making a “boat”
• without asking went to the kitchen and started pumping liquid for dishes into the cup. Got about 10 full pumps before I realised what he’s doing.
Im sure there’s more but that was on the top of my head!
Is this normal? Is this what 9 year old kids do? Just destroy everything? I don’t have any experience because DS is an only child but fck me!
First I was happy that he has made some friends, especially the youngest brother also being 5 but now I’m just pissed off seeing them?
Am I overreacting? Should I just chill and let DS have some fun?