"A few weeks ago, our son's friend "Derek" came over for a sleepover and during the night somehow my son bruised his nose. We didn't know until he went home the next day and his parents texted us. Of course, we apologized and our son said it was an accident, but his friend's father refused to let him play anymore. Apparently the boy wanted to go home at 3am, but he didn't say so to us. (They were up late playing games)."
"Anyway, last weekend, the boys were at a birthday party and my son kept getting targeted and hit in the face playing dodgeball. We had to leave and I texted Derek's parents that it's not OK to target our son over an accident, and they blocked me. They probably think I'm nuts for thinking it was them or their mutual parent friends, but I just had a weird intuition. I'm so confused by this situation with people we thought were our friends."
"Before we get to the actual question here-whether you can call a truce with your son's friend's parents to preserve his friendship-let's examine your own part in this since my own weird intuition tells me that you own a huge chunk. Be honest-were you baselessly accusing your son's friend's dad (and other parents, wow) of a sinister dodgeball revenge plot during another kid's birthday party? Sorry to say that might be block-worthy."
A sleepover left a visiting child with a bruised nose; the host family apologized and described the injury as an accident, but the visitor's father stopped playdates. At a subsequent birthday party, the host's son was repeatedly targeted in dodgeball, prompting the host parent to text objections and subsequently be blocked by the other parents. The visitor later asked to play online because his father forbade in-person play. The parent's accusatory approach likely contributed heavily to the breakdown and could be considered block-worthy; reconciliation may be possible later if communication becomes calmer and more responsible.
Read at Slate Magazine
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