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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No playdate is only 15 minutes long. In fact I highly doubt the playdate was only supposed to be 30 minutes long. I think it's safe to assume a playdate is at least an hour long. Which means she would have had 45 minutes instead of an hour. Why get worked up?! It's not like they were going to a scheduled activity like a movie or theater show or whatever. A public park...15 minutes late...there is no problem there. Sounds to me like the playdate Mom was happy for an easy excuse not to show up at all! The 'whatever' response kind of hints to that as well.

OP, I think letting people know why you will be late is important as well though. If they don't know your daughters condition it's hard to understand why someone wouldn't just go to the store after the playdate. Why someone doesn't just bring a banana they have at home. Why someone doesn't just ask "Hey we just ran out of snacks - will you bring something ad I'll bring something next time?" Etc.

If you say "Hey, I'm sorry but my daughter just ate all her snacks without letting me know - her (fill in condition) requires she only eat certain foods so I have to run and get something before heading to the park. I will be 15 minutes late because of that, sorry for the little wait I hope it's no problem." it's a VERY different story. A parent that has a problem with THAT might not be the right friend any way ;)[/quote]

The "I'll be 15 minutes late" was hypothetical. Op hadn't even been to the store yet. To drive out of your way, park, go in, find the food, wait in line, pay, get back out to the car and head to the park is more than likely to take more than 15 minutes. [/quote]

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