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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course they can bring their own toy. No, they don't have to share while they are actively playing with it. [b]No one ever has to share (whether they are playing with it or not)...but offering turns is always nice and appreciated.[/b] To little kids, babies are annoying and can ruin games because they want to grab everything and 'get in the way'. The father was there to play with his kid, not yours. That's just kind of how it goes.[/quote]

This is how I feel too.  [/quote]

You can't "offer a turn" of frisbee to an 18 month old. They can't play that game so what would happen is the 18 month old if offered to play would pick it up, hold it, and have a fucking meltdown when mom intervened to take it and give it back. Because that's what they do.

I truly hope one day when OPs kid is older she makes him dutifully share every ball and frisbee he ever brings to the playground with tiny toddlers and makes him invite even the babies to join him in his games. Since she expects the world to do that for him now with great umbrage and indignation if they do not. [/quote]

First I'm not inconsiderate and thus would not allow my child to bring toys to the playground for this very reason-just as I do not allow it now. Even though it might make MY life easier to bring a toy to the playground or story time, I don't. In the rare circumstance that I would allow my child to bring something, I would absolutely have him be prepared to share it, just like others on this thread have said they do. And I will teach my child to play nicely and gently with other, younger children. It's called socializing, being friendly, and being inclusive. [/quote]

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