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to want my DS's friend to just bugger off.

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feellikearightcow · 08/09/2011 15:38

Name changed for this one.

Hope I make sense here, there's a lot more but here's a bit.

DS and friend both 13 just moved up to year 9.

The friend goes to same school as DS. Friend was excluded for badly hurting another boy in a fight last term and sent to a special unit for 3 weeks (not the first time he's been violent). I know that the boy has problems at home, his mum is in a DV situation. Friend was told to leave as he kicked off at the new husband and his mum sadly sided with husband. Friends now lives round the corner with his dad and gran. His dad seems like a nice guy but a bit of a wet fish.

Last term he rang DS after running away from home asking if he could stay with us, I felt sorry for the lad and said yes.

My worry is my DS being caught in the middle of his friends acting out behaviour. Friend text DS saying he'd want to kill himself if it wasn't for DS etc. etc.

DS acts differently around the friends, gets lippy etc.
DS wants to roam streets with friend (which is a no no)
The other day friend was in back of the car and said that he was tired from his antics of the day before. Apparently he only goes out with year 11 girls because then he gets to have sex. On asking what time he had to be home he said whenever. Thenhe said he was going to wait till his dad was asleep and climb out of the window to run off to Croydon to meet a girl.

Guess what I'm saying is whilst I really feel for the boy, he's a bloody bad influence on my DS.

I know everyone says you can't choose their friends buy bloody hell son is only 13!

Shall I let it ride?

OP posts:
apprenticemum · 13/09/2011 18:40

This is a fine line you are walking and I'm sorry to say that someone is going to get hurt. The thing is, that no matter how sorry you feel for the lad, if your DS is eventually the injured party, you will be kicking yourself for not acting sooner. Perhaps by getting the lad on his own and explaining this and may-be say that you had hoped that your DS's influence would have improved his behavior rather than the other way around. Invite him to try and change his ways in order to maintain the friendship and remind him that you have shown him compassion and kindness and do not wish to see it repayed by your DS getting into trouble.

mumsamilitant · 13/09/2011 20:59

Yes, Activate, my gut tells me I HAVE to be the bad guy in this situation, DS is 13 and whilst I still have some sort of say it has to be done. DS kicking off etc. but it will pass.

Apprentice, believe me, I adore kids but know I need to pull my child away. I cannot get through to the other lad. He is set on a path of destruction and I feel sooo sorry for him. But it is what it is. My son is my priority.

aquafunf · 13/09/2011 21:06

OP. in my experience, go with your gut instinct and be the bad guy in this situation. Had a similar situation with my dd in year 7 and 8. did everything i could and beyond for friend. i learned the hard way that there is a point to stop and say that it is not working for you and your child.

i got to the point where i told dd that she no longer was allowed to be friends with the child. i went to the school and told them that she was not to be drawn into the other childs problems, it had gone too far and not good for my dd.

my dd actually cried with releif that she could just say to the other child- its not me, its my mum.

HerHissyness · 13/09/2011 22:16

I'd be inclined to pop down that shop too if I were you OP. Have a word about reporting shopkeepers for selling tobacco to underage kids.

mumsamilitant · 13/09/2011 22:52

Phew, yes a gut instinct I now think is paramount. DS is now sort of half kicking off but think he is also relieved to be honest. Still hearing that Ollie (his mate) will try to kill himself due to the fact that he, dare I say, manipulated my son into being his friend.

It will pass, DS has more friends and thank you for helping me.

mumsamilitant · 13/09/2011 23:01

I have also text his father to say that I don't want my son going around with the lad anymore and asked for his co-operation, hence it was my choice in the matter and not my sons. So, hopefully DS won't get any nasty repercussions (which i secretly think he worries about). Will cross that bridge when we come to it.... grrrrrr

mumsamilitant · 13/09/2011 23:12

FFS, what a learning curve when I know myself to be a total tell everyone great advice bit of a judgey person very cut and dried.

On the quiet though I will still ask about the other childs welfare.

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