Quite often now I think ss is calming down a lot and might turn into an alright kid. Aside from the over sensitivity, and the constant bragging...

Yea well this weekend I could've drop kicked him back to bm!!! My bd5 has made friends with 4 boys in our street, nice to see them play out. Ss 12 befriends the oldest who's only 7, and wants to gang up and bd and the lads brother 6. Lots of name calling and arguing at which all parents were pulling them.

Dd and friend find a piece of wood with baby snails on and proceed to carefully carry them and put them in the grass verge. I tell dd to leave them alone now they're safe. At which point ss jumps on his bike and deliberately rides over them.

I can only think of the c word right now. My dd was crying and screaming, so I rightly or wrongly told her they were fine, he missed. Waited til ss was on his own and says why did you do that? He said ' I was just getting her out the way'  I said no you weren't so please don't lie to me!!! You did a horrible thing you should be ashamed of yourself '

I then ignored him the rest of the day, until I caught him bragging to the little lad that his trainers cost 110. I couldn't help muttering, he doesnt understand money yet and expensive trainers don't make you a better person

Yuk