When life gets complicated at 7 π My 7-year-oldβ¦
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When life gets complicated at 7 π
My 7-year-old granddaughter explaining, with such seriousness, how her friends are making her life so complicated β¦ while the adults around her weigh in with a mixture of English and Afrikaans. ππ
Honestly, the drama starts young! π β€οΈ
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My 7-year-old granddaughter explaining, with such seriousness, how her friends are making her life so complicated β¦ while the adults around her weigh in with a mixture of English and Afrikaans. ππ
Honestly, the drama starts young! π β€οΈ
#FamilyMoments #SevenGoingOnSeventeen
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She is so cute and clever, unfortunately I don't understand, what she say, but sure is funny. ππ€£
Kids today are completely different than we were. They are exposed to much more stimuli, and by the age of 7 they are already thinking like adults.
Kids today are completely different than we were. They are exposed to much more stimuli, and by the age of 7 they are already thinking like adults.
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Absolutelyπ―you can get this gist of the convo from the comments and you can translate if you need to π€£π€£
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Good afternoon my friend. I think this situation is happening throughout society. People are on edge and attacking one another.
The situation is even worse in schools. Thereβs bullying, harassment, stalking, and other bad things going on. Weβre waiting for the second coming of Jesus Christ π
The situation is even worse in schools. Thereβs bullying, harassment, stalking, and other bad things going on. Weβre waiting for the second coming of Jesus Christ π
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I missed half of the conversation ...I understand that there's actually a whole situation behind the 'friends' issue. One of her friends is her namesake and also the daughter of the owner of the school. Apparently, whenever there's a problem, she threatens my granddaughter by telling her she'll report her or get her expelled. So there's this whole dynamic around friends, who chooses whom and who is friends with whom. I think that is why she's so upset and says this particular friend is rude and that she can't pretend to like her. At seven that's a lot of friendship drama to navigate.π
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This is just the beginning. π I know what it's like, I also have a 7-year-old son, I'm afraid of what's to come. π Have a great weekend! β€οΈ
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Absolutely! I know exactly what you mean and he's also seven. But somehow I think boys are less complicated?π€ ...I've had my fair share of drama and shenanigans raising my daughters, whom I raised singlehandedly. π
Now I get to sit back and enjoy the pleasure of watching them raising their own children- without interfering, of course. I've done my time!π
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I think you might be onto something! She seems to have a whole committee of friends rather than just one best friendππLife can be very complicated at 7 years of age!
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Hahaha, absolutely! ππ At 7 years old already, she has a whole social life complicated enough for a grown-up! π
β€οΈ I love how seriously children take their little dramas, itβs adorable and hilarious at the same time. π₯°π And with the English-Afrikaans commentary from the adults, Iβm sure it made the whole conversation even funnier! ππ
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I actually missed the first part of the "complicated friends issue"π It's amazing but at the same time how young they are and already having to deal with peer pressure. I'm just glad that parents can be there as a sounding board for them, so they have someone they can talk to and share these things withβ€οΈ although she certainly rejected Oupa's advice "No I'm not taking your plan" ππ
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It really is amazing how young they are and yet how much they already have to navigate with friendships and peer pressure. β€οΈ Iβm so glad they feel comfortable talking to their parents though, it makes such a difference when they know they have someone who will listen without judging. And Oupaβs plan being rejected so firmly with βNo, Iβm not taking your plan!β absolutely cracked me up! ππ Poor Oupa! Maybe his brilliant strategy needs a little more convincing next time! πβ€οΈ
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Thank you, and she has quite the personality to go with it. I love listening to her storiesπ
Sheβs got a point! The more friends the more complicated it gets ππ€£π
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I only caught half of the conversation...I love how she says "she's rude and I can't pretend to be her friend" πand at the end she told Oupa "No, I'm not taking your plan"πββοΈShe actually reminds me about youπ₯°
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She reminds me my childhood, I was like her π«£ππ but I was never encouraged but encountered by parents π₯²π!
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I understand what you mean.π Back in our day, children were often raised with the mindset of βchildren should be seen and not heard.β We werenβt really encouraged to have an opinion or speak up for ourselves. Times have certainly changed, and I think itβs wonderful that children today can express themselves and feel heard. π₯°β€οΈ
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