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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 690305" data-attributes="member: 4152"><p>Loved your comment Echo. Soooo accurate.</p><p></p><p>I did leave out something somewhat significant. They hinted at the need for a favor in the not too distant future. This came either right before or right after this out of context mention of something that happened with our Difficult Child awhile back. Our daughter had done something inappropriate and they came and helped her out. I can only speculate (and I hate doing this) that this could be part of the motivation for betraying our daughter's secret for no apparent reason. The reason might be that they were trying to show that they have done something on our behalf in the past and wanted "credit" for it. I just don't know. I can tell you it was told out of the blue and there was no reason for it on the surface. It almost seemed inappropriate...truly out of left field.</p><p></p><p>I would hope friends would feel comfortable asking a favor when in need. Period. I'm not big on games.</p><p></p><p>But, concerning myself about their intent is counterproductive and totally speculative...big time waste of time. I can say it felt awkward though. Can't help that.</p><p></p><p>And with reference to my original post...yep...being the bearer of bad news almost always serves no purpose. And I never would break someone's trust...unless there was something VERY extreme in the balance like life or death. </p><p></p><p>When I had those two difficult experiences with friends (different ones) in the past telling me things about my difficult child, it was done out of necessity and empathy. Didn't feel any awkwardness...just sadness that Difficult Child had done something weird yet again. In in the end, I felt fine that they chose to tell me in those instances and agree that I needed to know. I didn't feel anything weird or awkward and am proud to call those people my friends. And for those that chose not to tell me because they know in their hearts it probably isn't vital that I know...I'm grateful to them as well!!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 690305, member: 4152"] Loved your comment Echo. Soooo accurate. I did leave out something somewhat significant. They hinted at the need for a favor in the not too distant future. This came either right before or right after this out of context mention of something that happened with our Difficult Child awhile back. Our daughter had done something inappropriate and they came and helped her out. I can only speculate (and I hate doing this) that this could be part of the motivation for betraying our daughter's secret for no apparent reason. The reason might be that they were trying to show that they have done something on our behalf in the past and wanted "credit" for it. I just don't know. I can tell you it was told out of the blue and there was no reason for it on the surface. It almost seemed inappropriate...truly out of left field. I would hope friends would feel comfortable asking a favor when in need. Period. I'm not big on games. But, concerning myself about their intent is counterproductive and totally speculative...big time waste of time. I can say it felt awkward though. Can't help that. And with reference to my original post...yep...being the bearer of bad news almost always serves no purpose. And I never would break someone's trust...unless there was something VERY extreme in the balance like life or death. When I had those two difficult experiences with friends (different ones) in the past telling me things about my difficult child, it was done out of necessity and empathy. Didn't feel any awkwardness...just sadness that Difficult Child had done something weird yet again. In in the end, I felt fine that they chose to tell me in those instances and agree that I needed to know. I didn't feel anything weird or awkward and am proud to call those people my friends. And for those that chose not to tell me because they know in their hearts it probably isn't vital that I know...I'm grateful to them as well!!!! :) [/QUOTE]
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