My daughter's friend is making lies up about her

"But it's what the girl's mum did next that's left me furious."

We all know how wild children’s imaginations can be.

But one mum has been left frustrated after another parent believed “elaborate lies” about her 10-year-old daughter.

Her daughter’s friend’s mum reached out with an alarming message.

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"She finds my daughter threatening"

“Last week, I received a text in the morning from her mum saying my daughter was showing ‘threatening behaviour’ and was going to ‘spread nasty rumours’ about her friend. She said I should sort this out with my daughter,” the mum explained online.

Confused, she confronted her daughter about the claims.

“I asked my daughter, and she denied it. She was a bit shocked her friend had said this about her,” she shared.

Strangely, the very next day, the girls acted like nothing had happened.

“They went into school that day and played happily together, and everything was fine. Even the friend’s mum acknowledged that they were both fine at school,” the mum said.

The incident left her feeling angry and confused about why the other parent assumed the worst.

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"Grow up"

The woman sought advice over whether she was overreacting.

“One minute she finds my daughter threatening, and the next, they’re best friends again?" she questioned.

"It bothers me that my daughter was accused of something, and the mum has just moved on without even acknowledging her daughter may have made this up."

She believes it’s irrational to simply sweep the issue under the rug.

“I questioned the mum on why she wants her daughter to be friends with mine if she feels she’s not a good friend by showing threatening behaviour.

"The mum insists that they are good friends and that this shouldn’t stop them from continuing to be so."

Commenters on the forum were divided in their responses.

Some were quick to downplay the situation.

“You’re both making a mountain out of a molehill,” one person said.

Another wrote, “Grow up. She raised an issue via one text. Are you always this defensive?”

Others offered more measured advice.

“Have you spoken to her teacher?” one suggested.

“Use this as an opportunity to talk to your daughter about treating friends well. Even if the accusations are false, it doesn’t hurt to reinforce good values,” read another comment.

Still, some sided with the accusing parent.

“Maybe it’s not a rumour,” one commenter suggested.

“Maybe your daughter was nicer to her because she got called out on mean-girl behaviour,” theorised another.

While her daughter seems to have moved on from the drama, the mum says the trust has been broken—and she’s unsure if it can be mended. 

Originally published as My daughter's friend is making lies up about her