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Your Kids friends: do you have a favourite?

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Eastie77 · 23/12/2018 17:19

Or conversely one you really don't like?GrinWe had a houseful today of DD's friends over for a mass play date. There is one boy in particular I unashamedly favour over all the rest. He is very quiet, a bit shy and lovely. I had some sad family news recently and when he arrived today he gave me a hug and asked if I was ok. He is very sensitive and always looking out for the other kids which I think is great for a 6 year old. I also feel for him as his dad is always scolding him for being quiet and not 'joining in' rough and tumble games or at parties and he looks so deflated when he gets a lecture from him. I've told his mum I'll happily adopt him and I'm only half jokingSmile

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HarrySnotter · 23/12/2018 17:27

Yep - DS has a few close friends all of whom are pretty nice but there's one lad who I just think is such a nice boy. He's just on the right side of cheeky, loves a laugh and is great fun to have round.

DD's friends are lovely but full of drama. Her closest friend of the last 5 years is like part of the family and I hope it stays that way.

Idontmeanto · 23/12/2018 17:28

Yes! Dd1 has 3 friends who are bloody lovely, dd 2 is part of a big group, within which there are two I particularly like and one I really don’t.

blueskiesandforests · 23/12/2018 17:32

Yes, I have favourites - two for dc3 (but he's also the only one with friends I really don't like at all and one who I refuse to have in the house ShockGrin and 1 each for dc1 and 2. I like all DC1's friends and all of dc2s are ok, though 2 of his friends can be right pains in the arse Grin one of his friends is virtually my 4th child and blends right in, sleeps over a lot and is no trouble though.

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Stuckforthefourthtime · 23/12/2018 17:37

Absolutely. Although I do find that some of them are very different on closer acquaintance so I try to start with an open mind.
DS1s friends are polite and a quieter bunch but also not the most sociable crew, and can be a bit snobby. Ds2s friends are a more boisterous crew and at first I was a bit put off by the way that one in particular would talk - but actually he may swear more often than he says please (at 5!), but he also helps clear the table, is always good natured and is really patient when the little ones try to join them - and makes DS2 be the same. He's the one I'd adopt!

cptartapp · 23/12/2018 17:48

DS2 now 13, was best friends for many years with a boy since nursery. They're in different classes now at high school so the friendship has faded somewhat, but he still waves at me when I'm driving around. Lovely boy, I have very fond memories of his and DS exploits over the years.

treaclesoda · 23/12/2018 17:51

Thankfully my children haven't so far brought friends home who I've actually disliked. But I've definitely got favourites. My daughter's best friend is just adorable. She is polite, friendly, sarcastic and hilarious, all bundled into one package. I love her.

Zoflorabore · 23/12/2018 17:56

My ds is nearly 16. His best friend is someone he met when he started year 7 and they just clicked. He's amazing!
I joke and call him my third child ( I also have a dd ) and we're incredibly close to him.

When he thought he may be gay/bi a couple of years ago it was me he came to, he's very comfortable with us and is an amazing best friend to ds.
When his Xbox one broke last week he didn't go on his out of solidarity!!
There doing 3/4 of the same GCSE options and are so alike in height and weight but not looks.

Dd is only 7 and all of her friends are adorable but am sure that will change Grin

Youcancallmeval · 23/12/2018 18:06

There's a few I love, many I tolerate and one who winds me up something chronic. I try to find something redeeming about him, but other than relief he isn't mine, there's nothing.

Mudmonster · 23/12/2018 18:24

I have some I’m not so keen on and I don’t invite them round for play dates. Ds1 has a friend that we joke is his brother from another mother!
I volunteer at ds scout group and there is a boy there I just love, he’s funny and cheeky and he gets my sarcastic humour.

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Eastie77 · 23/12/2018 18:24

@Zoflorabore how lovely that he felt able to talk to youSmile

I can't say I actively dislike any of DD's friends but there is one girl (bit older than DD, 8 years old) who turns up on our doorstep demanding to play with DD at all hours. She is a nice girl but often refuses to take no for an answer which annoys me. On a few occasions she has has just stood outside our front door peering through the window and I've had to take her home. The real issue is with her parents really who seem unconcerned that their young child is wandering around outside at 9pmHmm

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