How to stop copy cats...
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:42 am
Hi...
I want to seek advice.... regarding how to stop a family of 'copy cats'!
You see, my DD takes a sport and got to know her friend... after some time, we noticed that her friend/family has been copying her/us in some form or manner... such as:
- DD has a colored shoelace... after a few days... DD's friend has a different colored shoelace
- DD has a colored item for her sports equipment... after a few days/weeks... DD's friend has a different colored item for her same sports equipment
- DH offers to send trainer home.... soon... DD's friend's dad offers to do the same for the same trainer
- DD joins in any competition or training.... DD's friend will be there too
- DD attends 4x training... DD's friend attends 5x training (cos her friends always want to be better than her!)
- DD says she wants to aim for a certain secondary school... DD's friend says she aims for the same
- DD's friend also told us that her mom even noticed what color t-shirts we wear on competition days!
I know I cannot stop the family of copy cats, but this is really distasteful and irritating to the max!
Is there anything I can do? I need well-meaning advice.
Thank you.
I want to seek advice.... regarding how to stop a family of 'copy cats'!
You see, my DD takes a sport and got to know her friend... after some time, we noticed that her friend/family has been copying her/us in some form or manner... such as:
- DD has a colored shoelace... after a few days... DD's friend has a different colored shoelace
- DD has a colored item for her sports equipment... after a few days/weeks... DD's friend has a different colored item for her same sports equipment
- DH offers to send trainer home.... soon... DD's friend's dad offers to do the same for the same trainer
- DD joins in any competition or training.... DD's friend will be there too
- DD attends 4x training... DD's friend attends 5x training (cos her friends always want to be better than her!)
- DD says she wants to aim for a certain secondary school... DD's friend says she aims for the same
- DD's friend also told us that her mom even noticed what color t-shirts we wear on competition days!
I know I cannot stop the family of copy cats, but this is really distasteful and irritating to the max!
Is there anything I can do? I need well-meaning advice.
Thank you.