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When parenting style and friendships clash Parenting can be a unifying experience. Lately I have noticed the subtle nods from other dads isabel marant as I take my screaming child out of a restaurant or store, I nod back thinking thanks for the solidarity brother. I take comfort in the idea of a playbook that a complete stranger has thought out and can anticipate the moves I am going to make before I even think of them.

To take my analogy a little further are many playbooks and those variations become most noticeable when your friends and family are busting out moves of their own. I waited for Barbara to do something, but she just shrugged and boys will be boys I am totally never ever ever ever inviting her or that little bully over for grilled cheese sandwiches again.

This is a pretty common situation and the common result always seems to be stopping communication with the other person. But what if that person is one of your oldest friends or a family member? What if you really don want to lose touch with someone even if your kids don get along?

Stop getting together with the kids and socialize without them. Leave little Johnny and little Billy home with your spouse or sitter and have some adult time (if the relationship is worth putting the extra effort into). Once the fighting kids are out of the picture you might be able to have a conversation and Isabel Marant Dicker Boots come to understand their different parenting approach, you don have to agree with it, but you may find out what page of the playbook they are working from.

How do you handle your friend different parenting styles? Have you ever ended a friendship isabel marant sneakers over actions that you considered to be parenting Share your story in the comments below.

Share on FacebookClick to share on TwitterClick to share on PinterestClick to email this to a friendComments I am friends with a woman I met when isabel marant sneakers sale we were both pregnant with our first children. Our boys ended being born 5 days apart and we have gotten together with them several times a year since (they are 5 now). Our second children and are also close in age. However, the past few times we have gotten together have been rough. We definitely have different styles and I am OK with that. I hold my ground, she holds hers and I think that OK. Problem is that my boys don want to see hers anymore. They don seem to enjoy playing with them.