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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m the mom of an only so I have some perspective.  I understand why you are annoyed.  I am usually the mom initiating the play date.  My son’s friends all have siblings that they play with fairly often so play dates aren’t as much of a priority.

I try to be accommodating and understanding.  I have one friend whose husband works many weekends so she is with all 3 kids by herself.  I[b] will make an extra effort to go pick up her so[/b]n, who is my son’s friend so she can have one on one time with her middle child while the baby is napping.  I have an extra car seat in my car so I can take a friend with my son on an excursion.

We don’t receive the reciprocation I would like but the alternative is lots of loneliness for my social kid.  It is possible that I am a sucker but I will make that sacrifice for the good of my kid.  [/quote]\

As the parent of multiple kids, here is what you have to understand: you are making this sacrifice for your kid, not for your friend -- or even your friend's kid. Her kid likely has his/her own, built-in playmates typically and there's no real need to create exrtra socializing in the same way there would be as an only. Just because your kid/ you are desparate for a playdate, they aren't necessarily (even if it's nice) and they own you nothing.[/quote]

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