Friendship

My son made a new friend, B, lately who seems to have more in common with him than a young man, W, he’s been hanging with for the last two years.

B came over and my son called W to get a game going. W lambasted B and refused to come over. My son hung up on W because he thought his excuses for not liking B did not hold water. From my view point, W is jealous because of the easy camaraderie my son has with B.

The following day I asked my son if he was calling W. My son replied that he was still mad at W for what he had said before. I commented to my son that I really like how he stuck up for his new friend and his statement “I can accept that he doesn’t like B, but I don’t believe any of his excuses.” I also told him that he shouldn’t throw a way a long term relationship on one incident.

I’m reminded of the scout song “Make New Friends” –

Make new Friends
And keep the old
One is silver
And the other gold

Have a conversation with your friend. My goal is to have my son understand you can have friends that are different and don’t care for each other, but that does not mean you have to make a choice between them.

Have you helped your child deal with bumps in the road of friendship?
Please comment I love new ideas.

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