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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People with multiple kids don't need playdates and aren't lonely. They're very busy and their kids have each other. I've never been asked that, and I'd never ask someone that. But, I'm also not asking someone to stick around for a playdate and I'm definitely not sticking around for a playdate. Drop off only. [/quote]

I haven’t asked anyone to hang around, but the first invite I always say something like “You’re welcome to stay or drop off, whatever you are comfortable with” and most people opt to stay for an hour or the whole time. I just don’t know what it is about me leading people one step up from strangers to ask me if I’m lonely. [/quote]
Your kids must be 5 or under[/quote]
Kindergarten. And nobody knows us because we are among a handful of newer people at the school, so I understand people wanting to stay. [/quote]

Totally normal for parents to stay during K playdates. We've done it both ways. Parents are interested in getting to know each other too.

Are they asking bc your kid is now gone at school for longer hours than your earlier preschool schedule? It may be a benign attempt at conversation.

Ppl may not know what to talk about with a SAHM if its most WOHMs in the school. It's not that we talk about the details of our jobs but there is a "life is chaos" MO that a SAHM of one school age kids just doesn't have.[/quote]

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