What would you do about friends

Ummm...sorry I got nothing!

Not enough information for me to base an opinion on.

If they hurt your kids why in the blazes have you allowed your kids to continue a relationship with their family, and why would your kids want to?
Impression is the hurt wasn't a true hurtful action but you are overly sensitive who can't forgive and move on.

What was their response? Do they think they did something wrong and have they apologized?

Without any info we are left wondering if they failed to return a biro, whether your husband has been shagging the wife senseless, or something somewhere in the middle.

Now I have to Google biro




ETA: it's a ballpoint pen, like a Bic. Though in this country a Bic usually means a lighter.

Like the others before me, I would need more information before I could determine if I would try to reestablish a relationship with them.

Same here.. not enough info to give you any feedback. It all depends on the "wrong" you experienced.

It's impossible to say without knowing what kind of wrong was done.

As others have said, it depends on what it was. I had a very good friend steal from me. Prior to that I thought she and her DH were fantastic people...charming, fun to be around, entertaining, the kind of people you want to be around. I missed them too, and it took me a while to realize that they were basically con artists....and con artists suck people in because they are charming, fun to be around, entertaining etc. That's their weapon to get you to trust them. It was hard because they were both sooooo nice, so one one hand you have great folks, on the other they're thieves, and it's really hard to get it through your head that they're both those things. For me it was a deal breaker. Total termination. Fortunately our kids were not aware of what was going on so after asking a few times when 'Mike and Mary' would be over, they sort of forgot about it and moved on as kids do...but if they had been somehow impacted, I would not have let them communicate via social network. I'm not sure what I would have told them, a sanitized version of the truth I guess, but I don't want folks like that anywhere near me or mine.

If they had invited everyone else in town to their daughter's wedding of the year, and not our family...I'd ask why, and based on the answer, I'd make a decision about whether it was worth it to me to build the bridge back. Otherwise, there are always new friends to be found.

I'm sorry you were hurt by the actions of these people. Once someone has violated your trust, it's an uphill climb to rebuild it.

Like others, it'd depend on what you mean by "done wrong." Did they bail on your plans? Did they put you or your kids in a dangerous situation. When you say they hurt you, I'm assuming you mean they hurt your feelings or snubbed you somehow. Or did they steal from you and deny it? Have you even addressed this "wrong" thing with them? If your kids have maintained some sort of relationship with their kids, I'd think you're the one who is hurt more than the other parents/family is. You either bring it up with them or you let it go. You could go by the old adage of "fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me." If they do it again, then I'd end the friendship. I'm a 3 strikes and you're out kind of person.

Yep.... depends on the situation. If they lied to you about something important, or lied about you, I`d be done. Other things, maybe not.

I am not asking you to share what happened but my answer is "it depends on what they did wrong"

There are somethings I can forgive and try to move past but there are other things that, while I may be able to forgive, I just have a hard time getting past.

If it were something that you truly feel that you and your DH could move past and leave it behind, then try to work it out.  If it isn't then it is best to leave it be.