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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I was trying to advocate for my kid. She spent the afternoon alone crying while three friends were off having fun; how is that in any way fair? I am on the fence with how to respond to this girl's mother. She just responded with a "heart" emoji on my text and said, "I'm sorry she felt left out. Three kids is my max for playdate supervision. Hope we can see you soon." Not even an invite or any kind of ownership of the behavior.
Maybe I am being insecure or irrational but seeing your kid in tears, left out, visibly, hurts.[/quote]

Yikes. How old are these kids? Wait until middle school. Every day after school kids are paired off and walking to fun things together and not everyone is included in everything. You want to raise a resilient child who isn't going to go home crying when this happens every day. You seem to be indulging her unreasonable reaction to this. You got your answer - tell your kid to dry her tears, three is the max for a playdate at that house, and ask her if she wants a playdate at your house with those kids, a new kid or what?

Every parent and kid has had the experience of feeling left out and not feeling great about it. The reaction by you and your kid are way over the top. This is a common scenario that happens on the regular. [/quote]

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