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[quote=Anonymous]I have two friends who have kids who are old souls.

I work with kids and really like them.  They know this.

Twice there was some big stuff going on and my friends each tried to meet me and "support me" with kids in tow (HOW DARE THEY) and I actually said to the kids, "[b]I love you, but I am trying to solve a problem and I really need your mom's full attention right now. Can you give us a few minutes?[/b]". (I am talking DEATH serious.) Once we got there, I would say, "I need 15 minutes of mom time," and if we were someplace with snacks, give them a dollar if their parent was OK with that.

Talking to the mini-adults like adults was pretty effective.

Not 110%, but the other parent exhaled, and the fact that my kids ALSO have traits many would find annoying (anyone want to hear the ENTIRE score of Hamilton) helps, because  in my friend group, nobody puts their kid on a higher plane, but we also know the world will knock our kids down, so we don't do that either.

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