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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We used to do that but I heard from parents that they often didn't get the message until the next day, and it makes it hard to then call another kid to see if they are available.  Some families don't even have home phones anymore. 
What's challenging for me is the way kids in my neighborhood are booked days in advance. I have enough trouble planning my own life days in advance.  That's why I'm saying I've screwed this all up...[b]I spent years thinking she could just work it out by herself without realizing all he other moms were making plans for their kids many days in advance.[/b][/quote]

Yep and every time I see parents posting here about how they don't get involved in their kids social lives, I always wonder if their kids are really young. I found out the hard way back in K/1st because we ended up in the same situation and I work full time. After that, I did get more aggressive about meeting parents and being involved at school.  This helped a ton.  also, yes, I did have to get much better at planning and keeping the calendar up to date. I learned to check in with other parents on their plans about month to 3 weeks prior to a holiday and see if they want to set something up. TBH sometimes since I was working my kid went to a friend's house who she was not a great friend with at school but played with ok just because I am more friendly with that mom. Likewise, I have hosted kids on holidays and snow days that were not good of friends with my DD but were friendly enough but I know the mom well. [/quote]

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