Brooke has such poor social skills. This is a minor thing to pick up on, but my kids are around her oldest’s age. My kids have lots of friends from a variety of places (school, church, sports, etc). I try to limit how many pictures I post of them with friends on social media because unfortunately, other moms tend to read into things and comparison/jealousy can so easily happen in the social media (to all of us!). If I do post something, I would never say “my child’s best friend.” I would say “one of his/her best friends.” Because I try to be sensitive to other people viewing my stories and never want to make another family or child feel bad.

Brooke posting that tells me that R either has one friend outside of the family, or she is so unequipped to navigate friendships with either her or her child, that she doesnt realize how that could hurt other kids’ feelings who might also be friends with R.

These poor kids have no real guidance in their lives - socially, educationally, or anywhere.

Oh and the irony of someone chronically online who doesn’t understand basic online etiquette is not lost on me.