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I don't have children, but have friends that do of course. My friends have different parenting styles, but mostly I like my friends' offspring.

I have one friend who has two boys with different things that I have noticed, but don't know if I have room to talk as I don't have children.

Her oldest son has always seemed "off" to me. Like he may have a developmental problem. They way he walks and runs is a bit off and I noticed for a long time, but didn't know how to ask her, a mother, about it. Finally when he went to school, his teachers noticed and recommend that he be checked out. I still don't know if a diagnosis has been made yet, but he does go to a physical therapist who works on his motor skills. I wonder if I would have said something sooner that she would have taken it under advisement and had him checked out earlier. I am glad that he is being monitored.

Her youngest son doesn't have any problems that I notice physically. He's just a brat. He says the rudest things, and he's only 4. I have known this lady forever and our mothers were very close. I know if we would have said the things he says our mothers would have put a stop to it right away. She keeps saying that it must be a phase, but I'd hate for it to go on without any discipline. He's rude to me and to strangers. I know boys can be colorful, but compared to my other friends' little boys, he is off the charts.

I just don't know if it's my place to say something to her. Knowing her, she would get very offended and would hold a grudge. I have known her for almost 30 years and would hate for anything to happen to our friendship. It's just gotten to the point where I don't want to have to deal with her rude little boy.

Have any of you run into this problem?

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