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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC has some friends who always come over with a sibling and it bothers her that they don’t get alone time. I’ve said that if she wants to have Larla come over for a play date she should understand that Larla comes with her sibling and if DC isn’t in the mood to play with both of them she should invite a different friend over that day.[/quote]

That sucks for your kid. Why would you allow this to be the norm and penalize your own kid and their friendships vs having a conversation with the mom? I swear, some people in this area are so passive and secretly just seething and making their life difficult.  If it is an invite to your home for one friend of one child, sure a little sibling may be present, but to actually be the parent to send over a sibling as well for a 9 year old play date? That is rude. It’s not great for your kid and it also is not good for the sending child. They can't have 1:1 friendships without a sibling going into tween years? That's messed up.

I have twins so we have navigated this in an adjacent way, but I have always treated them as individuals and never assumed an invite for one was an invite for both. Again, rude.[/quote]

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