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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC's best friend's mom is super nice, and if I need to do something, would happily keep DC.  I would happily have DC's best friend over, but each time DC asks if the best friend can come over, [b]I get a reply that the two younger siblings, including a 3 year old, have to come too because they would feel left out.  [/b]The two younger kids are very well behaved, but I can't just ignore a 3 year old.  I feel terrible, but I've stopped inviting DC's friend over and have also limited play dates with DC and the best friend because if I'm not willing to host, I don't feel comfortable sending DC to their house.  It's super awkward now because DC loves playing with her friend and I keep saying no and trying to make play dates with other friends.  [/quote]

So my response to that would be, “So you want me to watch your kids for free so you can have some alone time. But you’re framing as a situation where you’re unable to manage their disappointment with their sister having a play date.  Did I get that right?”

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Ouch. [/quote]

No, ouch is another parent dumping her kids (including 3 year old) on another parent with some lame excuse like “Oh, but they’ll be disappointed if Larla gets a play date and they don’t.” The audacity to say that with a straight face warrants an equally intense response. [/quote]

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