Kids Get Ghosted By Friends Too.

I’ve been ghosted by friends. In fact, a few times, actually. Yes, it always hurts. It’s painful to know that you aren’t important to another person — but it’s even more painful when you get ghosted because you usually don’t know what you did wrong.

But, you know what’s even more painful than that — When your kid gets ghosted by a friend.

I worry probably an unhealthy amount about my kids’ friendships.

I just want them all to have good friends, and I want them to eventually, when they’re old enough find that true best friend. As a child, I was lucky to meet my “best friend” in fifth grade and we’re still friends 30 years later.

So, I want that for my kids more than anything.

I don’t know if it’s because of Covid, or social media, or a combination of both, but I find that my kids keep getting ghosted by their friends.

With kids, ghosting is complicated.

For one, usually kids don’t typically disappear out of your kid’s life permanently. They usually still see them at school, or riding the bike around the neighborhood.

As adults, when we ghost someone, it typically implies that we quietly slip out of that person’s life for good. It’s easier to do when you live across town, or don’t run into your friend on a daily basis.