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I guess when I was a kid I always had my brothers and sister with me whenever I played with anyone and they (my friends) always had their siblings with them. I know that if one of my brothers or sister wasn't allowed to play with someone, my mom wouldn't have let me play with that person at all. (My mom is a really, really bad example of good parenting, so I could be totally off base with this whole thing.) I have asked a few people with more than one kid and they all agreed that they most likely wouldn't let one play if the other couldn't. I guess this is mostly to spare the parents the trouble of having the other kid being upset and feeling left out
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Wow! I've never thought of it before like this! Seems compassionate to consider all the childrens feelings and not want one child feeling left out. I bet this woman couldn't care less if one kid could play somewhere and the other one couldn't........ she sounds VERY familiar to me (as in-- my mother) It didn't matter to my mother how anything affected us kids...... If one could play somewhere and one couldn't-- then so be it. The idea of togetherness and "family" was never taught. (we didn't play together as siblings anyway...... would ALWAYS turn into competition and then fights) I really don't believe the mother ever considered a little ones feelings.....
I wonder if this mother does?....
I applaud your kindness and caring.
I sure can understand though the frustrating part of it all! the mean girl and the neglect and everything.....
I wish you much luck with this difficult situation.
fins