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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thought I would check in. I am the OP. I did let DD go to the playdate. I realized my child's issue was not more important than screwing up this family's day. I know that it would based on knowing the family and their sweet little girl who has some social things going on.  After I composed myself because I was livid. I asked dd to sit down and talk. I said actually let' have a truce here. I asked why she called me a jerk and I wanted full honesty and I would discuss my thoughts after. She said she did brush her teeth and was angry/embarrassed that I accused her of being smelly (this is how she perceived it). I then said that after you eat some types of cheese, it can make your breath stink and that would be mine included. I said she was old enough now that she had to think about that stuff and then I won't need to chime in. I also added that she would rather hear it from me than from kids at school. That being said I said even if she perceived me to be embarrassing her, I can't let this name calling go and that I had to punish her. We agreed that the playdate she could go to but when she got home, she would have to do something to make it up and I would let her think about it. She decided to write an apology note and I am good with that. Until the next drama DCUM....[/quote]

I think you handled that really well, OP.  Good for you.  I wrote that she should write a letter of apology, and actually, while my kids have never called me a name, I will be using this strategy if they ever do.[/quote]

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