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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have some friends who we genuinely like as people.  The problem is that they are ALWAYS capitulating to their child, so if the child does not want to do something, they break plans with us, sometimes without even telling us!  There have been times we were supposed to meet for dinner and I will be parking at the restaurant and they say their child is having a meltdown and they tell us they are not coming.  Kid is 4, I get it, kids melt down and I think they sometimes are over committing child to things they can’t handle.  But it’s so annoying.  Today we were supposed to meet up with them to do some hockey stuff.  DH went to our storage unit first thing in the morning to get our kid’s gear...and they cancelled and didn’t even tell me until[b] I was at the skating ring and texted “where are you guys?”   The response was “we are at home.  Larlo wanted to play with his magnatiles”.  I was like wtf [/b]seriously? They are so afraid to tell their kid no to anything he’s not up for.  Meanwhile my kid was also contentedly playing at home (not a given, but he was enjoying himself today) and I had to get him going.  It’s infuriating but we do like them and when we are able to get together we enjoy it.  I really wanted to tell them off today but I said nothing.  Not worth it to say anything right? Not sure how to proceed with this relationship at this point. [/quote]

wtf indeed OP! Maybe you didn't mention it but did these people even apologize? It sounds like you said, they cater to their child's desires. But what it looks like is that they have absolutely no respect or consideration for you, your child or your time. As your child gets older remember that you are modeling to him in how you allow people to treat you.[/quote]

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