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[quote=Anonymous]I have one child too and we have plenty of playdates.  I offer to let people stay or drop off.  One kid wanted his mom to stay for a bit (first visit), but after 20 minutes she said she was leaving and he was fine.  Most just drop their kid off.

These are all parents and families I know, have seen a bunch at school and outside of school. We also have neighbors and we go from house to house or play outside.

There have been a few people who don't reciprocate, but people are busy and certain people don't want people/extra kids in their house.  I had one family ask me if I wanted to drop my kid off at a park, and another who doesn't always reciprocate, but has my kid over occasionally.  If you want more interaction take your child to local playgrounds.

It does get to be a lot when you're the one always hosting play dates, but then I put a time limit on it.  Don't say you'll reciprocate and then don't. One mom kept promising my child to reciprocate but never has done it.  The worst time was when she said he could come over on a weekend date and a certain time and texted me 20 minutes before to cancel.  So I stopped having her child over and just see them at the playground.  My SIL has 3 kids and never has playdates.  The kids go to activities, play with each other, and will occasionally play with neighbors. If she lived close, we would have play dates together, but we are family.

Someone asked me if I was lonely once because my husband travels a lot for work and I said no.  I am not lonely.  Some people care and others don't understand people who are not just like them.

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