Just curious what people think.
I have two boys, 2 and 4.5, and as I'm currently not working, we spend a lot of time in our garden. Boy next door is a week younger than my eldest and attends same preschool. Boy lives with his dad and stepmum, and does not have contact with his biological mum, I'm not sure of the reasons and not my place to know.
Every single time, and I really do mean literally every single time, that we go in the garden, the boy is sat on his windowsill on his own. Up until a week or so ago his window would be open and he would chat to my sons from his window while they were playing in garden. However, my eldest asked him if he could come round and play, and the boy responded that his dad has jobs for him to do, and ever since then his window has been closed. When people visit mine they notice him too and comment on it.
I have lived in the property for almost a year now, on a new build estate with a very large park, and never once have I seen him go there. He never seems to be taken out at all. I am aware that his dad is a PC gamer and virtually every time I pull into my driveway I can see him sat playing games on his PC while his son is upstairs.
I'm a fairly laid back person and I'm not saying he should be out and about all the time, but it makes me so sad seeing the little boy in the window all the time, he always waves at us and often looks sad, and I think he must be jealous seeing my sons having fun on the trampoline etc. I'm not saying he's being abused or anything and I certainly don't feel it warrants social services but it just isn't sitting right with me seeing him sat on his windowsill come rain or shine. Don't know if I'm just being silly though! I'm wondering whether to invite him round for a play date or something? What do people think?