Post by Belle on Aug 13, 2015 15:01:53 GMT
My DD (9 yrs old) and one of our neighbors (also 9 years old) became good friends this past school year. In May and June, it was not unusual for the neighbor girl, Amy, to be at our house or DD at her house all the time. They had movie parties at each others houses and slept over here and there.
Next door to Amy are 2 sisters, Jill and Beth. Jill is 14 and the most well spoken, responsible, smart and kind 14 year old that I know. Beth is 12 and very sweet too.
We have a cul de sac closest to Amy's house and every summer all the kids play together up there or in each others yards and get along just fine. Jill is the oldest and often times the "leader" but she leads the kids in fun games that they make up or in the past they have written a Star Wars play or they might set up a lemonade stand and donate the money to a specific charity.
Since the 2nd week of July we haven't see Amy at all. I hadn't really thought about it other than I know they were gone on a family trip for a week. Both of Amy's parents work so she is often in camps during the week so not around then either.
About 2 weeks ago, I was putting DD to bed and she told me something "strange" had happened?
She then tells me that she and Jill and Beth were playing in Jill/Beth's front yard. Amy comes running by with her little sister (Amy was at another neighbors house and was heading home). DD tells me that that it looked like Amy was racing her little sister so my DD/Jill/Beth start cheering for both girls. "Go Amy, Go Little Sis" etc. DD tells me Amy and her little sis go inside and all of a sudden Amy's mom has come out of the house and is asking DD/Jill/Beth if they were ignoring Amy. Jill speaks up right away and says No, they were not ignoring her at all. DD tells me it was really strange that her mom did that because Amy and her little sis weren't inside the house more than a few seconds - not enough time to even tell the mom anything happened.
This happened 2 weeks ago and it is still weighing on me. WWYD? I wasn't there so all I know is what DD has told me. While I am neighbors with Amy's family, I don't know them super well. Should I just let this go? Let the girls work it out on their own - assuming there is really anything to work out?
FWIW, Jill did tell her dad that night what happened (she texted DD to let her know) and her Jill's dad didn't seem to think it was an issue at all.
Next door to Amy are 2 sisters, Jill and Beth. Jill is 14 and the most well spoken, responsible, smart and kind 14 year old that I know. Beth is 12 and very sweet too.
We have a cul de sac closest to Amy's house and every summer all the kids play together up there or in each others yards and get along just fine. Jill is the oldest and often times the "leader" but she leads the kids in fun games that they make up or in the past they have written a Star Wars play or they might set up a lemonade stand and donate the money to a specific charity.
Since the 2nd week of July we haven't see Amy at all. I hadn't really thought about it other than I know they were gone on a family trip for a week. Both of Amy's parents work so she is often in camps during the week so not around then either.
About 2 weeks ago, I was putting DD to bed and she told me something "strange" had happened?
She then tells me that she and Jill and Beth were playing in Jill/Beth's front yard. Amy comes running by with her little sister (Amy was at another neighbors house and was heading home). DD tells me that that it looked like Amy was racing her little sister so my DD/Jill/Beth start cheering for both girls. "Go Amy, Go Little Sis" etc. DD tells me Amy and her little sis go inside and all of a sudden Amy's mom has come out of the house and is asking DD/Jill/Beth if they were ignoring Amy. Jill speaks up right away and says No, they were not ignoring her at all. DD tells me it was really strange that her mom did that because Amy and her little sis weren't inside the house more than a few seconds - not enough time to even tell the mom anything happened.
This happened 2 weeks ago and it is still weighing on me. WWYD? I wasn't there so all I know is what DD has told me. While I am neighbors with Amy's family, I don't know them super well. Should I just let this go? Let the girls work it out on their own - assuming there is really anything to work out?
FWIW, Jill did tell her dad that night what happened (she texted DD to let her know) and her Jill's dad didn't seem to think it was an issue at all.
