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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a parent of a child who other people may perceive as having behavior issues at school, so weighing in here with some of that perspective. Please don't ignore my text or email. I don't know if you're ignoring it because you didn't see it, or because you don't want to hang out around my kid. We are new to the school and I'm trying to be proactive about meeting other families, and always offer a "let's meet at a playground for a short time" because I get that not all kids click and maybe you don't want to hang out with me, but when you just don't respond, it makes me reaching out to the next family really difficult and causes a lot of anxiety.

I love the posters who suggested that you give the kid a chance, and pick a neutral location where you can observe. That would be ideal for us, and as other have also noted, my son is an excellent friend in those situations, we've never had a single problem with any play dates. He just gets overwhelmed at school (he is not violent, just hyperactive and disobedient at times).

But, if you child doesn't want to play with my child, please just respond so I know you saw it. Something generic like "We aren't able to get together now, but thank you for reaching out. Happy holidays!" is fine. Then I'll understand that you saw my message and don't want to meet up. Your choice, no hard feelings. If I see you at carpool or school events I will still say hi.

I had a parent (I think) ignore an email I sent last month, and I have run in to the parent at pick up a few times and it's super awkward. I don't want to bring it up "hey did you get my email" if she is in fact trying to avoid me, but I don't have any way of knowing if maybe I sent it to the wrong address or something like that and she would be willing to meet up... just do anything except ignore please![/quote]

Hugs to you, PP. You sound like a kind, warm person and a good mom. I’m sorry some other moms are treating you this way. [/quote]

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