Why do adults try to force friendships between their kids and their friends' kids?
I find this really weird and selfish.
If two kids don't get along, then why force it?? It will just make things worse.
I do remember being in this situation myself and my parents made such a big deal out of me not getting along with a girl who was my parents' friends kids.
Not forcing friendships between your kids and your friends' kids should be normalized.
Actualización:EDIT: Well if it were my child, I would encourage them to at least be respectful to people and handle people they dont like by ignoring them if they really can't get along.
You can't force friendships. Get over it.
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Personally I take more offense to my kids trying to force me to be friends with their friends' parents ;-)
Friendships should never be forced upon anybody,, despite their ages. If they mesh that's all fine and good. Nobody can force feelings or emotions. Unless there are signs of hostility I suggest backing off. Let them be themselves and in time will have plenty of friends with meaning. Marseille
Parents need to stay the heck out of their children's love life. And the child should raise holy hell for them trying to do it, maybe they will stop it, if forced, you do not meet the person or you meet and make their life hell so they do not want you. Be the most demanding rude person in the world if you have too, tell them straight out, that you intended to make their life hell if he/she persists to try to meet you. You just keep telling your parents to but out, if you need to, make their life miserable too. I have never have allowed anyone to push this crap on me, I made them pay for it in so many ways until they gave up and left me alone. They have no right to do this.
Mt friends parents were the parents mine were friends with. My mom is really good friends with my best friend’s mom, my dad is good friends with my in laws. I mean, they’ve never forced me to make friends with other kids but they just make friends with the parents of the kids i hang out with
Two very good reasons. Children can't be left alone and parents visit and go out with their friends. Children and going to be physically with the parent's friends children and the situation is better if the children also are friends.
The second reason is that children are better off not isolated from people their own age group. The parents know their friends children. They want the children to have friends, and they want the friends to be known. It all works out.
Nobody can force anybody to like anyone else.
It can still be encouraged.
They aren't forcing friendship.
But they do expect you to learn to get along with and practice your social skills with people who aren't your friends. If you can't develop this skill, you are going to be a total failure in your career, marriage, etc.
The world does not revolve around you and your preferences. You are going to spend a lot of your life with people you don't like...everyone one from bosses to coworkers to in-laws to your spouse's friends to your kids' friends. If you let all these people know you don't give two shiits about them, as I said, you're going to have a difficult time.
Friendship and getting along with someone are two different things.