Should I mention this to this other boy's mum?

[saltire]

2 doors up from us is a family with an 8 year old boy and a 13 year old. The 13 year old often plays football with DS1, who is 9.
A couple of incidents have happened I'm not happy about, but not sure if I should say something to the mum/dad or not

Last week, Ds1 was told to come in at 7.00pm. He came in at about 6.45, in floods of tears, saying that this boy and his brother kept telling Ds1 to get lost, and "pissoff", and when Ds1 was talking to them, they kept saying "what's that noise? Can you hear something?"
Then last night when we got back from shopping, both DSes went over to where the two otherboys were with one or two otehr children from the street. Then Ds2, who is 7, came back crying saying that the older boy had told him to bugger off. DH asked this boy about it and he denied it, but I could tell by the state that DS2 was in that it was the truth he was telling

Ds1 has just come in and said that he was playing with the older boy at football, and when he told the older boy that he supported Scotland and not Engl;and, this boy swore at him and told him to go away, when DS1 wouldn't go away, he kept telling him to, then (get this!) said he was going tot ell his dad. SO DS1 came in.
So, do I go and say to the mother na dask her to get her older boy tos top swearing at Ds1, even though her son denies it, or do i leave it?

[ADragonIs4LifeNotJustHalloween]

I wouldn't speak to the mother, I'd stop my children playing with the others instead.

[ADragonIs4LifeNotJustHalloween]

(my reasoning being that they've learnt that behaviour from somewhere and I'm a coward )

[NAB3]

I would stop my child playing with him.

I wouldn't fancy my chances speaking to the parents, chances are the apple didn't fall far from the tree. Maybe if you get to be friendly with the parents you could mention something then.

[Wallace]

Poor ds1 - makes you want to hoist up your bosoms and go storming round

At least scotland just won

[saltire]

Thing is, there is F* all else to do here, no palyparks, it's on a main road, and there are those 2 boys, a 2 year old and 2 really nasty 11 year old girls in the street.
i ahve jsut seen the younger brother and he says that his older brother didn't swear, or tell DS1 to go away. DS2 said that he always swears at him and he does it so no one can hear.
Ds1 is now in a right mood because he thinks I don't believe him

[NAB3]

You do believe him so you have to make him believe you.

[peskipixie]

unfortunately he is going to encounter this plenty more times in his life, most of which he will be on his own for and he needs to learn to deal with it. make sure he knows you belive him, and talk through how he wants to deal with it. but i wouldnt go round there. he sounds like an unpleasant boy but your ds can avoid him, it doesnt sound like bullying. my kids dont play out at all, maybe you could invite some nice kids round from school for company?