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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I always wanted to play with my sibling’s friends. I can totally understand the parents who bring along the other sibling. Especially if both parents work - it gives the other person some time off. I say this as the stay at home parent of an only child.[/quote]

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The point is for the two kids to play together, not to give mom a free babysitter.[/quote]

Here’s the thing, you can feel what ever you want about all of this. You can think the point is to optimize your daughter’s time with her friend. That’s what you would like. However, you are dealing with other people who have different needs and different preferences. And there are plenty of families who are flexible and accommodate those other needs and preferences. If you are rigid about this and encouraging your child to be rigid about it, your child will not be the one invited to things and your acceptance rate will trail off for hosted events. You don’t have to agree with anyone, but this is how it works. There are lots of nice kids who play well together and most families won’t jump through hoops to pick your kid. [/quote]

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