My 6 year old came home from school sad, said his best friend (let’s call him Sam) said his mum doesn’t like him (my son) and just pretends to like him!
I’m puzzled as we walk to school with Sam and his mum, the boys are great friends and his mum and I get on well. She even waits for us if we’re late or she’s early and we have lovely chats.
Our boys are both boisterous and loud (Sam more so IMO but they’re more hyperactive together than alone). Sam’s mum and I often joke fondly about their behaviour.
Why would Sam tell my son his mum dislikes him and just pretends, if he hasn’t heard his mum say that?
I asked son if he’d done anything to upset Sam’s mum (he hasn’t and apart from occasionally picking up each other’s kids we’re all together so I would have noticed).
He’s never been to Sam’s house. I once had Sam for a play date but found him very hard to manage (he was rude, loud, wouldn’t listen until my husband stepped in). But I don’t dislike Sam, he’s just a child! And obviously I didn’t tell his mum how he behaved I just said they had a great time.