Tell me about your worst playdate stories

[Anonymous]

Here's mine: I had my Best friend over for dinner with her almost 5 year old. Her child would not stop going all over our house (my bedroom, office) even though we asked her multiple times to stay downstairs. She tried to hit our TV with a hammer, knocked pictures over, and stood in front of our TV screaming to annoy my 7 year old. My friend just ignored her child or would give a half hearted stop that while filling her wine glass.

[Anonymous]

Same. Playdate when you are trying to have an adult dinner. They never seem to work out, do they? These people brought their three kids, and they got into cabinets they shouldn't, proclaimed that they were "bored" quite frequently and just acted like animals in someone else's house.

They are never invited again!

[Anonymous]

Friend's kid knocked down (repeatedly) the blocks my kid was building and then knocked down (repeatedly) what I was building. Then my friend's kid kicked me while her mom was in the kitchen getting everyone a snack. Then my friend's kid hit my kid in the face while my friend stood there chatting with another mom and didn't say anything about the hitting to her child. At that point my kid and I high-tailed it out of there!

[Anonymous]

Um, OP, you're totally overreacting. The child is four years old. That behavior isn't great but it does not sound unusual and I don't really understand why you're making it a big deal.

[Anonymous]

Kid in our carpool was sitting quietly in the backseat ripping the car upholstery.

[Anonymous]

DS 10 got invited for 3-day beach weekend. That week lice had run through classroom. Everyone did their best to eradicate lice, of course. I got a call from my ds on friday evening. He was sitting on the porch of his friend's house; they had left him behind b/c they found lice on him. They were long gone. OK - i went and picked him up. Did the whole lice treatment thing all over again. Saturday they rang "would DS like to join us now?" Uh Certainly -drove down I-95 met them half-way. The mom gave DS a lice check while i waited. Ok - great - clean bill of health. DS got in their car and they drove off. I drove back home. As soon as i walked in the door, phone rang - "your son has lice. you must come get him. We will not allow him into our beach house" He was in SOUTH CAROLINA.

It's been years but i feel my neck getting hot as I type this. I say "can you take him to a hair dresser who will do a lice treatment? NO - they would not let him into the house.

Misery. Sheer misery. I am so glad that lice-in-classroom phase is past.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS 10 got invited for 3-day beach weekend. That week lice had run through classroom. Everyone did their best to eradicate lice, of course. I got a call from my ds on friday evening. He was sitting on the porch of his friend's house; they had left him behind b/c they found lice on him. They were long gone. OK - i went and picked him up. Did the whole lice treatment thing all over again. Saturday they rang "would DS like to join us now?" Uh Certainly -drove down I-95 met them half-way. The mom gave DS a lice check while i waited. Ok - great - clean bill of health. DS got in their car and they drove off. I drove back home. As soon as i walked in the door, phone rang - "your son has lice. you must come get him. We will not allow him into our beach house" He was in SOUTH CAROLINA.

It's been years but i feel my neck getting hot as I type this. I say "can you take him to a hair dresser who will do a lice treatment? NO - they would not let him into the house.

Misery. Sheer misery. I am so glad that lice-in-classroom phase is past.

SO ridiculous PP!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS 10 got invited for 3-day beach weekend. That week lice had run through classroom. Everyone did their best to eradicate lice, of course. I got a call from my ds on friday evening. He was sitting on the porch of his friend's house; they had left him behind b/c they found lice on him. They were long gone. OK - i went and picked him up. Did the whole lice treatment thing all over again. Saturday they rang "would DS like to join us now?" Uh Certainly -drove down I-95 met them half-way. The mom gave DS a lice check while i waited. Ok - great - clean bill of health. DS got in their car and they drove off. I drove back home. As soon as i walked in the door, phone rang - "your son has lice. you must come get him. We will not allow him into our beach house" He was in SOUTH CAROLINA.

It's been years but i feel my neck getting hot as I type this. I say "can you take him to a hair dresser who will do a lice treatment? NO - they would not let him into the house.

Misery. Sheer misery. I am so glad that lice-in-classroom phase is past.

I would never consider another playdate no less weekend after they left him behind.. I could see not having him come for the weekend..but parents should have called you and waited for a pickup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS 10 got invited for 3-day beach weekend. That week lice had run through classroom. Everyone did their best to eradicate lice, of course. I got a call from my ds on friday evening. He was sitting on the porch of his friend's house; they had left him behind b/c they found lice on him. They were long gone. OK - i went and picked him up. Did the whole lice treatment thing all over again. Saturday they rang "would DS like to join us now?" Uh Certainly -drove down I-95 met them half-way. The mom gave DS a lice check while i waited. Ok - great - clean bill of health. DS got in their car and they drove off. I drove back home. As soon as i walked in the door, phone rang - "your son has lice. you must come get him. We will not allow him into our beach house" He was in SOUTH CAROLINA.

It's been years but i feel my neck getting hot as I type this. I say "can you take him to a hair dresser who will do a lice treatment? NO - they would not let him into the house.

Misery. Sheer misery. I am so glad that lice-in-classroom phase is past.

I would never consider another playdate no less weekend after they left him behind.. I could see not having him come for the weekend..but parents should have called you and waited for a pickup.

Yeah, confused as to why you let him go with them the second time after they left him on the porch!

[Anonymous]

New-mom friend(?) who I had just been introduced to at preschool, invited me to her house so our children could play. After I arrived the Mom left the house w/out any real explanation but as she was heading out the door said I should make myself feel at home and help myself to anything in the kitchen. Left me to socialize with the nanny (generally non-English speaking) who wasn't any help for an explanation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS 10 got invited for 3-day beach weekend. That week lice had run through classroom. Everyone did their best to eradicate lice, of course. I got a call from my ds on friday evening. He was sitting on the porch of his friend's house; they had left him behind b/c they found lice on him. They were long gone. OK - i went and picked him up. Did the whole lice treatment thing all over again. Saturday they rang "would DS like to join us now?" Uh Certainly -drove down I-95 met them half-way. The mom gave DS a lice check while i waited. Ok - great - clean bill of health. DS got in their car and they drove off. I drove back home. As soon as i walked in the door, phone rang - "your son has lice. you must come get him. We will not allow him into our beach house" He was in SOUTH CAROLINA.

It's been years but i feel my neck getting hot as I type this. I say "can you take him to a hair dresser who will do a lice treatment? NO - they would not let him into the house.

Misery. Sheer misery. I am so glad that lice-in-classroom phase is past.

I would never consider another playdate no less weekend after they left him behind.. I could see not having him come for the weekend..but parents should have called you and waited for a pickup.

Yeah, confused as to why you let him go with them the second time after they left him on the porch!

I dont get that either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New-mom friend(?) who I had just been introduced to at preschool, invited me to her house so our children could play. After I arrived the Mom left the house w/out any real explanation but as she was heading out the door said I should make myself feel at home and help myself to anything in the kitchen. Left me to socialize with the nanny (generally non-English speaking) who wasn't any help for an explanation.

HA! Now that is both bizarre and funny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Um, OP, you're totally overreacting. The child is four years old. That behavior isn't great but it does not sound unusual and I don't really understand why you're making it a big deal.

No. That is pretty unusual behavior for an almost 5 year old. The kid tried to pound the t.v. with a hammer!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Um, OP, you're totally overreacting. The child is four years old. That behavior isn't great but it does not sound unusual and I don't really understand why you're making it a big deal.

No. That is pretty unusual behavior for an almost 5 year old. The kid tried to pound the t.v. with a hammer!

Why did the child even have access to a hammer? Our 6 year old has his own hammer but only under supervision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Um, OP, you're totally overreacting. The child is four years old. That behavior isn't great but it does not sound unusual and I don't really understand why you're making it a big deal.

No. That is pretty unusual behavior for an almost 5 year old. The kid tried to pound the t.v. with a hammer!

Agreed. My kid is the same age and by no means perfectly behaved - but knocking over pictures intentionally and hitting the TV with a HAMMER? not normal.