we recently moved into a neighborhood and I have a three-year-old daughter. There’s a little girl that lives directly across the street from us and when we moved in her mom and I exchanged phone numbers. Yesterday my daughter was swimming in the backyard so I offered for the little girl who is 5 to come over and play.
The Mom agreed and they came over. Her and I talked in the back while the kids went swimming and we’re playing around. Eventually, the girls got out of the pool and we went inside because my daughter wanted to play with her toys inside with the little girl.
Well, this is one thing got weird, the mom was super strict with her daughter. She wouldn’t let her daughter sit on my sofa. She wouldn’t let her daughter basically do anything. She was scolding at her for any little tiny things. she wouldn’t even let her sit on the sofa, she just made her stand. And she tells me basically that she doesn’t let her child sit on the sofa and when she does, she can’t have her feet touching it and or her hair touching the sofa. i told her like she’s welcome to sit on our couch my daughter sits and plays there all the time but she said no. Also through conversation, she kind of mentioned to me that she’s a huge clean freak and is very particular which is fine and I can keep a clean house too, but I am nowhere near a clean freak or overly strict. I let my kid be a kid.
anyways, the little girl asked my daughter to come play at her house today but now I’m worried to day yes. I’m worried that my daughter will climb on the couch or just do something the mom doesn’t like. she’s freshly 3 so she really doesn’t grasp the concept about strict manners(she is a really good kid). I don’t know what to do, i dont want my daughter to not be friends with her but I also am scared of the judgement I’m having her go over..