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Overreacting?

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Catie70 · 23/01/2020 20:25

A good friend and i have a girl each. 4 and nearly 4. We met when we were pregnant. Her child I have never warmed too. I try but she's hard to like. From wee she has never stopped winging and whining, she has constantly interrupted her mum. Like getting satisfaction out of her mum shifting her attention from who ever to her. She pushes her self into the spotlight at all costs, manipulates, she always snatched toys from my daughter and actually just stands and watches her cry with no emotion when she does this. She has pushed my daughter to the ground when she didn't get her way and only cried when on the one occasion her mother tried to make her appolagize. This annoys me. All this is when her mother is on her phone and not looking.
The mother doesn't ever believe her kid does wrong and says kids are kids. But I feel this is a bully. It's a pain because I like the parents, we are friends but they are raising a demon. I don't want to cut ties but thinking about it. Am I over reacting? Is this just 3 Yr old stuff or am I right to be worried?

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mauvaisereputation · 23/01/2020 20:40

Err you have described a three year old as a demon. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say yes, you are overreacting.

MereDintofPandiculation · 23/01/2020 20:43

Normal 3 year old behaviour to want her mum's attention. And at that age she's still learning empathy, so not at all strange to see her standing and watching your DD cry. You friend should be teaching her socially appropriate behaviour like not interrupting, waiting for a gap in the conversation, not snatching toys, and explaining to her that other people can feel sad just like she does. But it's early days, too early to say they are "raising a demon".

CalamityJune · 23/01/2020 20:46

Your friend is at fault, not the girl. If she is being ignored all the time, then she is going to go to greater lengths to get attention.

user1471449295 · 23/01/2020 20:50

Yes you are overreacting, and seem a bit creepy and intense...calling a 3-4 year old a demon Confused
Don’t be horrible

NaviSprite · 23/01/2020 21:31

Jesus just because her child isn’t like yours doesn’t make her a demon, most of what you’ve described is like my 2yo DD with her twin brother, it’s all part of being a small child and learning about the world and her own emotions. Get off your high horse Hmm

Also what Calamity said and then some.

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