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[quote=Anonymous]I have a relatively new friend - my children (2 and 7) adore her and we’ve hung out a few times.

She keeps asking / offering to take my children (to the park, a museum etc). I’ve never met her teenage son, or her husband, and I’ve never been in the car when she’s driving. When she suggested taking the 7 yr old to a movie I wanted to see it too, so we all went. But what’s the best way to say “I’m not really comfortable” especially when she knows we leave the kids with babysitters / let sitters take them to local parks etc.

She seems very out-going and fun but I just don’t know enough about her and typically wouldn’t send my kids to play with a grownup (without peer aged children present).

Do I write back “actually, that sounds really fun! Let’s all go to the museum” or

“Thanks for the offer, but DH isn’t really comfortable with that” (he said I could blame him)

If I fess up that I’m not comfortable I think it will ruin the early friendship that has promise. [/quote]

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