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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Gosh. If you really can't or don't want to do it, definitely say no but I just don't get that attitude. It takes a village, right? I would have had no problem taking to kids to the zoo. It's not that complicated and it's fun. But to each their own. If it's too much for you, why not have the child over? It would be nice for your child to have a playdate and then presumably at some other time the child's parent would reciprocate. Might come in handy. I don't understand this mine, mine, mine attitude. Why not a helping, enjoying, working together attitude. Also, really, stop thinking of child rearing as stressful. It's fun. Have fun. Go to the zoo. [/quote]

2 year olds don't play together. This is not the time to have playdates without parents.  [b]The people who scream about having a village are usually the users[/b].

Your time is precious, so go take your kid to the zoo, and reschedule with the other parent.  It seems that you do not have a strong relationship with the other mom, so this is not the time to do such favors. If you have a friendship with the mother and your frequently help each other out, sure, you could have thought of something.  But, in your case, with your limited time with your kid, and because it is a pain to take care of two 2 year olds, I would pass.   Also, please do not make this a SAHM/WOHM thing, because it is not.  I am a SAHM and I would never leave my 2 yr old with someone and tell them to take my kid to the zoo. This is ridiculous.

This is a flake who will never help you.

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Ha!  So damn true.

The only mom who ever said this to me was trying to set up a carpool for our sons for sports practice. In her world, this involved me picking up her son, taking him to practice, then dropping him back home afterward.

Village indeed. [/quote]

*just to clarify, she would not be driving to or from practice. Ever. [/quote]

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