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[quote=Anonymous]I think this is something that you’re entitled to feel angry about but you need to let it go.

I’ve been on both ends of this at different times.

My daughter had a hard time with social skills as a toddler/preschooler and I was always the one planning play dates and hosting. It sucked, and I hated it, but really there was no alternative.

Later on in elementary, my daughter grew into the nice well behaved kid who always got invited everywhere. There was a brief moment in time where things were pretty reciprocal. Then her younger brother was struggling with autism and I did not have the bandwidth to host anyone at home. My personal struggles were not something that I discussed with other parents, so I’m sure to many people, it just looked like I was being selfish and became a user.

Even now that we are no longer drowning, I still can’t host like before. And on the rare occasions that I organize something, it tends to be with the kids who are easy to host. Im already burnt out on my own child’s therapy and managing behaviors. I just can’t take on any more. [/quote]

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