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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You are fine, OP.  
The girl’s mom didn’t need to text you to ask if it’s okay if her daughter comes over.  And when she does just drop by, you are free to say that your child can’t play right now for any reason.  I mean, if this child had come an hour later, you would have already left for the pool, and she would have to bike home.  She knew that was a possibility when she came over.

However, you DO need to call and ask the girls mom if it’s okay if you take her daughter to go swimming.  She might not be a good swimmer.  They might have plans that afternoon, and her mom needs to know where she is.

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If the mom needs to know where she is, she shouldn't send her down to OP's house without checking. [/quote]

No.  Her mom knows that she rode her bike to a friend's house or even that she is out riding her bike.  
If you are going to drive someone's child somewhere else for the afternoon, then you need to let their parents know.  [/quote]

Hey, you send the kid down to someone's house without checking with them, you are OK with them watching your kid, maybe they'll head on down to the pool or the park or the grocery store as planned. If you gave a shyt where your child was, you'd communicate with the parent you apparently expect to watch your kid. [/quote]

No.  If you communicate with the parent and set up a time before you send your kid over, then you are expecting that they are going to watch your kid. If you tell your kid to take a bike ride and see if there is anyone to play with, then you expect that your kid will be on their bike in the neighborhood.

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Well, your kid shows up and asks if Janie can play. She sure can, we're playing at the pool today! Here's a suit and some sunscreen...[/quote]

Ha!  Ok.   
OP, not only is it not rude to send the kid home, it would be odd to find her a swimsuit and take her to the pool for the afternoon without making sure she asked her mom about it first.  
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Oh hey, how do you know what the other parents would find “odd”? They send their kid around unsupervised without checking in with other parents. You get what you get as far as the other parents’ discernment if there is no communication. [/quote]

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