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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven't read the whole thread but I'm surprised more posters aren't agreeing with how weird it is [b]to drop off[/b] a 5 YEARS OLDER sibling uninvited to a zoo outing. As OP said, of course he's bored, what were you thinking?[/quote]

It was never stated that th zoo playdate was a dropoff. I think everyone agrees you don't bring an uninvited sibling to a dropoff playdate because the other mom is not some sort of group babysitter. [/quote]

Also, OP’s kid is 7 and uninvited sibling 12. Not sure where you got the 5 from[/quote]

Stand corrected, he wasn't dropped off the mom was there too, but I still don't think most 12 year-old boys want to hang out with 7 year-old girls so I don't know why you'd bring him. The 5 was referring to the age difference. If he were 9 it'd make sense. [/quote]

I have a 6yo daughter and 12yo son. He absolutely would not want to go. He would rather hang out at home playing video games. I can’t think of a time when I dragged him to his kindergarten sister’s play date or outing. Maybe never.

His sister has gone on MANY of his outings though. I used to push her in a stroller and now she walks.[/quote]

I don't see how a 2yr old at an 8yr old playdate is better? That's just too big of an age gap. I have a 12 yr old boy who would also want to play video games, but I can see having him come along so he got some exercise, fresh air, got away from the video games if he had nothing else going on that day. He wouldn't have to hang out with the younger girls he could walk ahead on his own, look at the the animals, talk to his parent, etc. But ideally one parent takes both girls, not the situation OP described.[/quote]

Pp here. I’m a SAHM. Both kids have plenty of play dates and social outings. Just today, 12yo went out with 3 friends while I met up with another mom and her daughters.

When kids were younger, I would take DS on outings and I would bring my daughter.

When DS was younger, we went on lots of outings and I brought the sister. This was before Covid. We went everywhere from museums to zoos to jump places to pools. I take kids to our country club. DS hangs out with his friends while I entertain my my daughter. [/quote]

Ok? 12 year olds aren’t too old for the zoo. They are still kids.
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