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[quote=Anonymous]I’m a stepmom and I see my stepsons and their parents doing this. Unfortunately, I’m not in a position to socially engineer socia things - my dynamics within the blended family just don’t give me that power. I will sometimes drop a, “hey do you want to invite friend B to come to the pool today?” But nothing happens because the four of them - my stepsons, my husband and his ex - are just not social initiators. They’re all a tad socially inept.

Part of it that we don’t have a big house and many of their friends do. One stepson has said he feels self conscious inviting friends over but what can I do? I have tried and failed to get his dad to move to a different house with more hang out space.

Anyway, I’d keep inviting these people over if you or your kids like them. We appreciate the invites and the kids enjoy socializing. They’re just not good at inviting people over or initiating play dates themselves. I agree it’s a bit rude and I watch it with curiosity because I just don’t get it. I think it’s just kind of a lack of social skills. And you’re doing those kids a solid if you keep having them over so that they can learn social skills that they aren’t getting from their parents.[/quote]

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