My best friend's son is the same age as Calvin and they play together on occasion. They're in different schools so they don't see each other too often. A few weeks ago Calvin stayed with him for the weekend in their 2nd home up north. The other boy also had some boy cousins visiting. I think they were older. When I saw Calvin on Sunday Monday morning (I too was away for the weekend) his face was all scratched and he looked very tired. He said the friend kept wrestling with him and it wasn't much fun.
When I asked yesterday if he'd like to go back up North and we could all visit the family this weekend he said no, he doesn't want to play with the boy anymore. "Maybe the boy could come over to our house?" he asked. "He behaves better when he's here."
Perhaps it's time to finally tell my friend what's been on my mind for years, that her son is out of control, has no boundaries, and is far too aggressive with my boy. Or, when I tell her we won't be coming up this weekend, I'll just tell the truth and say that Calvin doesn't want to and take it from there. Or more than likely I'll wimp out and not say anything about the boys at all. How awkward is this?
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