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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Wait - so when parents who have known each other for years, and whose kids have known each other for years, hang out together, that's a clique? I always considered that "having friends." Silly me.[/quote]

Yes, and when your friends and you never even think to invite the new kid over for football and pizza, nor do you invite the mom with you when you work out / get drinks / go to Costco / see a movie because [i]that would be a nice thing to do[/i], seeing as s/he's new, that's considered "being insular."

Bet that's never occurred to you.[/quote]

You weren't responding to me, I'm 14:53.  My DS is at a charter school so this is a non-issue for me, but still giving my two cents.  Inviting the child to child-focused events is the nice thing to do and what should be done, at least if kids are still at an age where you are setting up playdates.  But as far as inviting the mom to do things that are not at all child-focused?  No way.  With work, family obligations, school events, and everything else I barely have time to spend time with my real friends who I've known for years and am not going to invite someone I don't know to tag along just because their kid happens to be in the same class as mine.  [/quote]

Hmm, and they say DC women are cold and unfriendly.  Whatever happened to people being open and friendly.  It will come as a big, big surprise to learn that in other parts of the country a nice person would, in fact, reach out to another woman "just b/c their kid happens to be in the same class."  Why is it that in DC this is such a foreign notion?[/quote]

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