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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, as soon as I read the first sentence of your post, I was going to ask if your daughter was an only child. And sure enough, your brother confirms this. I am pretty sure this is like the 4th or 5th post I've seen complaining about the same thing on DCUM and it always comes out that the perpetual hoster has an only child. Parents with multiple children definitely have more on their plates. They are also less desperate for their kids to have playdates, get-togethers, sleepovers etc. with other children because their own kids already have each others' company. I can commiserate with you because I have an only child, now a teen, and yes I did host like 90% of the time. I am happy to continue doing so because it benefits my kid. Let go of the expectation that others will host equally, because keeping tally will just make you miserable. [/quote]

+1 my DD’s best friend is an only child, and the girls hang out over there 90% of the time. There is just more space and it is so much less hectic than our house. I do the bulk of the driving, as I’m in and out constantly taking my kids here, there and everywhere between my 3…easy to work in another stop. DH and I also have more flexible work schedules than the other set of parents, so can pretty much always drive in a pinch and offer to drive best friend too. Seems to work for all and I have sensed no resentment from them. [/quote]

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