How to decline a playdate request?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks all, I got some helpful advice here. My child did NOT want a playdate with this classmate. So if I were to arrange one, I'd be forcing one on my child, and also, it probably would not go well. I don't want to force my child to be put in that position.

And this was not just gossip. I heard the stories from my own child, and it was confirmed by other parents. The principal had to come in and physically remove the child from the other classmates.

I'm empathetic that some kids are really struggling and they are acting out. There's been a lot of that going on in the schools. But I also feel protective of my own child who is anxious about school and experienced a different classmate punching him in the face repeatedly while screaming death threats. At some point you have to draw the line.

Next time be more clear in your OP.

Not OP, but OP was clear in the original post that DC did not want a playdate.

I have been in this position before where parent asked for a playdate and DC did not want one. I politely declined and said we were really busy for the next few weekends.