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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]god, I'm actually relieved to hear that so many others are stressed out by play dates.

I have social anxiety (disorder) and now that my son is in preschool I feel the absolute need to make friends with the other parents so that he can make friends, but its terrifying and overwhelming to me.  Add in that we also do not have a nice house-we are in a townhouse and while its probably average in cleanliness and interior design, I am so damn self-conscious that its not what I want it to be.

Just having the kid over would be less overwhelming but at this age obviously you are hosting the parent, too.  I am not good at small talk  and I'm often so paralyzed by my obsessive worrying beforehand about what to serve for snack or what to say to the kids or what toys to have out...

My son has some developmental delays too and it can be uncomfortable as I don't know how much to share and I'm never sure how he'll react/interact. [/quote]

People like this weird me out. You managed to mate, presumably get married, and have a child, but you can't manage a play date once in a while?
I don't love small talk, but I don't love playing trains, wiping poop, and getting up at night. It's parenting though.[/quote]

Good to see empathy is alive and well on DCUM. You're a jerk, pp. [/quote]

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