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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What were you expecting Parents #1 to do?

They were probably surprised to hear about the car accident and didn't know what to say.

It seems they have hosted a lot.

Can you set up a daytime playdate and invite their kid to it?  Movie at a local theater?[/quote]

NP. What are you talking about? Anyone who “doesn’t know what to say” about a car accident is weird or deliberately unkind. You say, “Oh no, I’m so sorry to hear that, and I hope he makes a full recovery very soon.” That’s what you would say to a perfect stranger sitting next to you on an airplane who told you their son was in a car accident and they were going to visit him. So you extend the same kindness and courtesy to the parent of your child’s FRIEND. What, actually, is wrong with you?[/quote]

Probably the kid was in school Thursday and Friday with a bandaid or something and the parent didn’t register that this was a BIG DEAL and just said “thumbs up” and went on with her day. [/quote]

I’m a person who would follow up for minor injuries.

My kids get banged up in sports all the time. DH is a physician so maybe we hear about injuries all the time but it wouldn’t occur to me to collect sympathy from people.

My friend cut her hand and drove herself to the hospital. I thought it was a huge deal. My friend made it seem like no big deal and not even worth mentioning. [/quote]

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