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[quote=Anonymous]Whew, this reminds me of a mom from my kid’s sport who I posted about maybe two years ago. I occasionally gave the child rides way out of my way, but it was intermittent and I always said I couldn’t be the reliable ride and could only do it as a one-off. The family was really disorganized and every day they seemed surprised that practice for the sport was going to take place at the same time it had for years. The mom demanded a ride home for her kid one night at the last minute and I said that I was sorry but we were meeting friends from out of town at their hotel for a quick catch-up after practice so they could see DD.

The mom lost it and pulled out all sorts of reasons why we needed to skip seeing our friends to drive her DD home, including that my DD should go to bed on a school night and not stay up to visit with people.

The lesson I learned from everyone on dcum is to never ever give details if you can’t do something, because crazy people will pick them apart and still throw a tantrum and throw their issues into your lap.

OP, no one else is replying to the other mom because they have probably already been on the receiving end of her messiness and are drawing boundaries. Childcare for multiple days at the last minute is a huge ask for even a close friend.[/quote]

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