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TL;DR I don't want my daughters playing with a neighbor kid who's family and house are sketchy.
My 1st grade daughter is very social. She has lots of friends at school, dance and church. There's one boy in her class (Lenny) who lives 4 doors down from us. His house is kinda run down he and his 10 year old brother kinda run free in the neighborhood on their bikes. He's nice but way behind in school. Always kinds disheveled looking.
He's really taken a liking to my daughter. He comes over every day asking if she and my 4 year old can play.
I know they have a single mom. Russian, young woman. I don't think she works. There have been cops and ambulance at their house several times over the last few weeks. One day I walked over and asked the cop (I work from home - this was around 11:30 am on a weekday) what was going on. He was reluctant to answer, but when I said I was asking because my daughter plays with their kids, he said Lenny didn't show up for school and his mom hasn't called the school. He said everything was fine. But Lenny wasn't sick because he came over later that day wanting to play. My daughter said he misses school quite a bit.
There's also regularly a 17' Enterprise rental truck parked outside their house. I know his dad isn't at home and he goes over to his dad's on the weekends. Several No Tressoassing signs on the trees in the front yard. 2 cars in the driveway that clearly don't run anymore.
Lenny is a very sweet boy. So is his older brother. I think they are bored or just neglected, no sign of abuse. I think he likes my girls because they are friendly and treat him well. But honestly I'm very uncomfortable with my girls playing over there. I told Lenny he can play in our back yard with the girls but apparently his mom said he can't go to other kids' back yards because his mom doesn't know the neighbors.
We are moving out of state in 2-3 month fortunately but I don't want my girls over there. Where there's smoke and all.
Advice and shtick welcome.
My 1st grade daughter is very social. She has lots of friends at school, dance and church. There's one boy in her class (Lenny) who lives 4 doors down from us. His house is kinda run down he and his 10 year old brother kinda run free in the neighborhood on their bikes. He's nice but way behind in school. Always kinds disheveled looking.
He's really taken a liking to my daughter. He comes over every day asking if she and my 4 year old can play.
I know they have a single mom. Russian, young woman. I don't think she works. There have been cops and ambulance at their house several times over the last few weeks. One day I walked over and asked the cop (I work from home - this was around 11:30 am on a weekday) what was going on. He was reluctant to answer, but when I said I was asking because my daughter plays with their kids, he said Lenny didn't show up for school and his mom hasn't called the school. He said everything was fine. But Lenny wasn't sick because he came over later that day wanting to play. My daughter said he misses school quite a bit.
There's also regularly a 17' Enterprise rental truck parked outside their house. I know his dad isn't at home and he goes over to his dad's on the weekends. Several No Tressoassing signs on the trees in the front yard. 2 cars in the driveway that clearly don't run anymore.
Lenny is a very sweet boy. So is his older brother. I think they are bored or just neglected, no sign of abuse. I think he likes my girls because they are friendly and treat him well. But honestly I'm very uncomfortable with my girls playing over there. I told Lenny he can play in our back yard with the girls but apparently his mom said he can't go to other kids' back yards because his mom doesn't know the neighbors.
We are moving out of state in 2-3 month fortunately but I don't want my girls over there. Where there's smoke and all.
Advice and shtick welcome.
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