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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The real reason? That I need downtime. I've got a feeling you wouldn't be happy with that, because it's almost taboo in this world to be an introvert who wants peace and quiet and not too much work to do.[/quote]

That’s your reason for never having play dates? Play dates are actually important for kids. You should push yourself to allow your kid this normal feature of child development. I don’t know how old your child is, but you can handle playdates in a way that is less exhausting. It shouldn’t be that much work to eg meet up at a playground with coffee for an hour.

If the issue is other parents wanted to stay then see if you can do drop off playdates. Then you’ll get actual downtime when you drop your child off!

Finally other parents (who are worthwhile people) actually can understand if you tell them you are exhausted, and will be happy to do workarounds. If a parent told me “I’d love to but am just too exhausted to host - would mind hosting or maybe we can just meet up in the park for an hour” I would be more than happy to oblige. [/quote]

No, these scheduled play dates are not actually important. They really aren’t.  [/quote]

+1000000. Play dates are for bored moms who want to control the social lives of their children. [/quote]

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