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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand where OP is coming from. We as loving parents weather our children's unhappiness. I think she simply wonders if parents who don't have unhappiness to weather are also generally happier. Also, she is calling out the social engineering that sometimes accompanies this. I would also like to defend her use of the word playdate. She seems to have been referencing a history which of course would involve playdates at a younger age. Yet, of course, PPs have to flame her about the use of this word.[/quote]

Agree with you 100%.  The OP's post probably struck some people as silly b/c she talked about getting preferential treatment at sports events, etc.  But for a lot of us whose kids deal with social isolation, it's not about that at all. It's about the suffering we feel, wondering if our kids are happy or not, worrying that they are becoming isolated and not learning the necessary social skills to get through life, etc.   And yes, the constant harping on her use of the word playdate says more about the people who responded to this post than it does about the OP.  [/quote]

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