DD6 has been having quite a few bad nights this week where she has woken up screaming / shouting and crying.
After DP or I go in to see her, she calms down and goes back to sleep.
I have asked her what’s wrong every morning after this has happened and she brushes it off telling me it’s just a nightmare. Until this morning.
She has made a new friend that has recently moved to the school, let’s call them A (in the same class so 6 / 7 years old) and she has finally opened up to me that A has told her that A creeps into our house at night and watches her sleep whilst holding a knife.
If that isn’t bad enough, A also tells her that there is a person they know that also goes to people’s homes and if you wake up in the night and look at him then he stabs you and you die. He will then get his friends to kill your family. It then takes a ‘candyman’ spin where if you say his name 3 times he will appear etc.
A has told DD6 that if she tells anyone (which I guess explains why she didn’t tell me) or doesn’t want to be friends / play with A then this will happen to her.
DD6 has been invited to A’s birthday (got the invite yesterday) and has said that even though A scared her she wants to go (probably due to what A has told her) but I don’t want her playing with him let alone taking her to this party in a few weeks and spending money on a present for a child that has been scaring my child.
I’ve tried to tell her until I’m blue in the face that A shouldn’t be telling her these things and of course told her it’s not true so if she doesn’t actually want to go then nothing will happen during the night.
I will be talking to A’s parents as well as their teacher (difficult as A is in school earlier for club)
I feel awful for her that she’s feeling like this at such a young age and dread to think what A has been watching to say these things.
WIBU to point blank not take DD6 to this party? I don’t think I’m overreacting. I hope I’m not overreacting, although with this happening to DD6 and having a 5 week old I could just be over sensitive with emotions and lack of sleep!