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[quote=Anonymous]They can’t afford these outings, so stop expecting them to pay. My son’s best friend is wealthy. They take him to all sorts of professional sporting events, fancy dinners out, trips to their lake house and lots of other activities. They never ask us for money and we could never pay, so would have to decline. Our home is tiny, so while we do host this boy occasionally, it’s not as much fun as his basement. They have a pop a shot machine, air hockey, a guest bedroom with two big beds for sleepovers etc. But my son is polite and well behaved and they would rather have him along for these activities than have their son go alone. So he goes! I usually send him with some cash so he can pay for ice cream at the snack bar or popcorn at the movies (for he and his friend) but often he comes home with the money because the parents decided to pay.

We try to reciprocate in ways we can. We brought him to our (very cheap, no frills pool) and to the county fair. Pizza and movie night in our small living room. $5 skate night at the rec center. I’d drive them to cool, far away play grounds when they were younger. But I have more kids and less money, so I do what I can but I don’t stress about making it equal.

You just have to decide if it’s worth it to bring the friend along or not. If it’s more fun for your daughter to get to skate or swim or whatever with a friend, you just have to plan to pay for the friend. If it’s too much money, don’t go or she goes alone.

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