playdates and pickup times
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Anonymous
| When you have playdates and the parent does not promptly come at pickup time, do you mind? |
Anonymous
| Yes. I usually pick up and drop off, because I absolutely hate being stuck with a child because their parents won’t pick them up. |
Anonymous
No, because in my 16 years of doing this, no parent has been very late more than once. Recently we missed a private music lesson scheduled after the playdate, because a parent had a work thing that ran way over, but they were very apologetic, and I like them too much to be annoyed 
If they're just a few minutes late, that's fine, of course. |
Anonymous
| OP here, nm, actually they came on time but the moms chatted with each other in front of our home for 15 mins. |
Anonymous
| Sad |
Anonymous
| If it's 15 minutes, that's fine. Any more than that and I'm annoyed. |
Anonymous
Just take their kid with you. |
Anonymous
I mind. It’s disrespectful to have a set pick up time and not adhere to it. |
Anonymous
| Yes. They don’t get invited back |
Anonymous
| Usually, we're exchanging texts during the play date so I know if they are running late for some reason, but it wouldn't be a big deal if they were. If there is some specific "hard stop" due to someplace someone has to be, that's all part of the communication. |
Anonymous
| Confucius say 2 hour |
Anonymous
Send the kids outside. |
Anonymous
| No parent has ever been more than 15 minutes late. |
Anonymous
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Yes I mind. It’s rude.
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Anonymous
| Yeah this is really rude. I had someone pick their kid up 30 mins late from a drop off party once. Miserable. |