Hosted a playdate. Kid repeatedly asked dd to open one of her new bday gifts

[Anonymous]

How rude is this on a scale of 1-10 (ten being the rudest)?

Or am I overreacting because the kid also continued to ask for snacks after already being offered 4 different items that they ate (specifically asking for chips or a cookie)...

The gift was from the prior weekend and my kid had not yet gotten around to opening the box - which was obvious. Guest child asked four to five times to open it.

[Anonymous]

Not rude at all. Don't leave toys out at a play date that are forbidden to be played with.

[Anonymous]

You're mad that the kid was HUNGRY?

Hell is wrong with you?

[Anonymous]

Well, you are posting in the elementary school-aged board, so you should expect some rude behavior. Kids are kids. I've had plenty of kids over who would ask for more snacks or want to open a fun present.

[Anonymous]

Seems normal. You, on the other hand, don't know how to manage children.

[Anonymous]

My kids knew to put things away that they did not want to share with friends.

Snacks...I think 4 options is fine. Say no is fine

[Anonymous]

Normal kid behavior. Give kid something to eat.

[Anonymous]

I am more surprised about not opening a gift from prior weekend. How long does it take to open a gift?

[Anonymous]

How old are the kids?

Parent likely did not feed, or feed enough figuring you might do snacks or lunch. Maybe parent only offers celery and hummus, so kid is eyeing your snacks. Kids are 24*7 snack machines these days.

Re the toys, agree that one puts away, out of sight, no-play and/or things that might break.

[Anonymous]

You can always tell the kids that have permissive parents--very little is off limits.

[Anonymous]

Kid was probably excited and anxious and that comes out in ways that bother adults. Be glad you don't have to parent them and be on their case about it. Grant kids some grace, try some breathing exercises to control your own anxieties. I mean that kindly, as that behavior also tends to grate my nerves but I remind myself, I'm the adult, the host and kids deserve understanding to extend understanding.

[Anonymous]

Please, please let this be a troll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems normal. You, on the other hand, don't know how to manage children.

+1

[Anonymous]

This seems normal to me. Not that your kid has to say yes but it's good for them to learn to say no to requests like that. If you sense that that is going to be a problem, you put it away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can always tell the kids that have permissive parents--very little is off limits.

Toys at a play date not meant to be played with? What kind of weirdo does that?