My daughter has a friend from preschool that visits us about twice a year for a few days. Every time its really hard. The little girl lies on my daughter and dominates the play by making up rules and changing how the play goes in order to control my daughter for example they were playing cat and owner yesterday and my daughter was the cat. She pretended to walk down the street and the other little girl the owner put her in a box, my daughter pretended to escape and was told no, the box is made of metal. All of the play is like this and today my daughter just starting crying. I asked why and she said the other little girl made a rule that she was not allowed in the tent. I have been listening to them play for the entire time. The little girl has gotten more and more controlling with age. I asked them both to tell me what happened and the little girl explained that my child was lying. I asked my daughter if she was lying she said no. I am not sure why my child would make this up and cry about it, she has never done anything like it, and has never lied. She has other playmates over all the time and this never happens. I am not sure what to do with this little girl, I want her to leave. She is still refusing to tell the truth, I told both of them someone is lying until the truth is told they will both sit in time out. I really hate that kind of play where all day for two days straight one person forces the other to do what they want when they want it. The little girl has covered up other things in the past and lied on my daughter until I forced them into time out until the truth was told. Even yesterday she tore apart an art project me and my child put together 6 months ago when my family was sleeping. When I woke and saw it, I asked who did it and she immediately said my daughter, my daughter was still asleep. I said to her do not lie to me, I know you did it. She looked angry, and I told her to clean it up. I was pissed off. Later that day she and my daughter painted there nails out on the porch, my daughter does this often and I trust her. I went outside and found my patio furniture covered in blue happy faces, of course the little girl had done it. I am thinking maybe she should leave and never ever come back. What would you do? She is 7 and going to second grade, my daughter is 6 going to first.
Michelle
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