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3 or not to 3!!

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thekidsslave · 10/06/2008 23:34

can 3 people be friends without 1 feeling left out?? in my experience NO! one always feels or is left out! do you think this also applies to children too?? i do! any views please?

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littlewoman · 11/06/2008 00:30

I certainly found it to be true in childhood. Once experienced it in adulthood, but not so much.

warthog · 11/06/2008 08:37

children as friends or three kids in a family?

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thekidsslave · 11/06/2008 09:20

as friends.

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warthog · 11/06/2008 10:35

worse in childhood, not so much in adulthood.

why?

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thekidsslave · 11/06/2008 11:23

both myself and ds who is 4 are experiencing this with two new friends i have made. myself with both mums and ds with their kids, who incidently get on!

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littlewoman · 11/06/2008 14:14

It's just because you're the new kids on the block. You don't have to be besties, it's just nice to have someone to knock about with rather than be on your own. If the other two (mums & children) have long-standing relationships you wouldn't want to split it up anyway would you? I'd just be glad of the inclusion, and see where it goes ((()))

BettySpaghetti · 11/06/2008 14:18

The dynamics definitely change when there are 3 children (as opposed to 2 or 4) -it always seems to end in 2 against 1

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