Not sure where to turn here...I have a wonderful friend who has a child roughly the same age as mine. When they were first born we hung out all the time and had plenty of play dates which were always very nice. The children loved each other and my friend and I had a great time. Skip to a few years later...my friends child has become very spiteful and difficult, they don't share nicely and are rough, cruel or domineering towards my child (deliberately hiding toys that they're playing with in order to get their own way/make my child cry for example) and demanding they only play what they choose or else they throw a tantrum. It's gotten so bad that my child chooses to stay near me during play dates/visits and doesn't want to spend time with them away from me. During all of this, my friend has made endless excuses for their child's behaviour "they're tired" or "they're overexcited" which has now worn very thin. Given the obvious differences in their natures and how uncomfortable it makes my child, should I cut my losses with my friend? I value our friendship but not at the detriment of my child's happiness. I don't want to upset my friend either. Any advice welcome.