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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If someone said anything like that to me I would never speak to them again and I would not send my kid to their house. Six is too young to explain this to so I'd wait and see if your DD asks to see this friend again and then try to come up with some excuse why you can't do playdates. I wouldn't exclude the child from anything due to her mom (like if your kid has a birthday party I would invite her) but I wouldn't agree to anymore playdates at her house.

It's a hard situation but they can still be friends at school. You want to be careful not to trigger a falling out between the girls because this mom is very likely to bad mouth you to her kid or other moms if that happens. So I'd look to say as little as possible but simply avoid them moving forward.

I am sorry this happened but also: if it wasn't your single status it could be anything. We live in an apartment and definitely feel judgment and prejudice from other families for that. I've been judged for the kinds of vacations we take and being a mom of an only and having a kid past age 35 and sending my kid to public. I've been judged for giving my DD a traditionally feminine name and "letting" her do ballet (some people think you are supposed to give girls more masculine names and push them in to sports so they can be "competitive" with boys).

It's all BS. The people who judge on these things are universally insecure about their own parenting and just trying to convince themselves that they are doing it right. Ignore them. If it wasn't this it would be something else because it's not really about you. It's about their own fears and insecurities.[/quote]

So true[/quote]

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