Kid Question, Opinions Requested

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by Mousey Girl

These boys have been very close. There are a total of 6 boys that are always together, after school and on weekends. They are usually at my house. On the day of the party Nick was bike riding with Trent and 2 others. They had gone by Trent & Blake's house because Trent needed to get a Game Boy game and come back to my house. That was when Nick was told not to return.

I had already decided to talk to Nick about not going since he didn't have an official invite. He came home in tears before I could talk to him.

As a parent you hate to see your child hurting. As a non parent you hate to see any child hurting. I just needed some reminding to let the boys work it out on their own. I thank everyone for their input.

It's damned hard, isn't it? I know the best thing to do is back off and only intervene when blood is spilled, but it's easier said than done. I'm usually the one who wants to do the bloodletting. Kids can be such vicious little ****s.