- May 23, 2019
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- Country
- United States
- Faith
- Baptist
- Marital Status
- Married
My teenager spends a lot of time at her best friend's house and even calls her friends' mom "mom". The BFF is a wonderful kid and we like them a lot. We all got along fine for a couple of years with us occastionally all getting together for cookouts once or twice a year. Recently their attitude toward us changed because they didn't agree with our parenting decision about a dating relationship our child wanted to have with one of their friends' kids. We've also found out they've not been totally honest with their opinion regarding our child's interest in the dating relationship. Combined with hearing about the mom being dishonest with her own husband and telling our child about it, we want to greatly reduce the influence she has on our child. We tried to have an adult conversation about our concerns with the parents which blew up with accusation and them bringing other people into the situation (we all go to church together to complicate matters and we teach their kid's Sunday school classes too.) My child loves this mom and hangs on her every word, but I'm afraid her advice may not be want our child to hear or see. We don't want to cause division at our church. What are some tips to decrease the influence this mom has on our child without negatively affecting the kids' friendship and our church?