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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're going to be late (15 min) for this play date. It's at a park I've never been to. [b]DD finished off her snacks without telling me[/b] and now we need to make a grocery run. I called the mom to warn her and she said we should just cancel. I said no, it would really disappoint the kids. Her reply was "Whatever."[/quote]

Why are you blaming your daughter here? If she is young enough for playdates, she is too young to be snacking without you distributing them and, in the alternative, is too young to be charged with adding snacks to the grocery list. You must literally blame everyone you know for everything.[/quote]

Not blaming my daughter just explaining why it caught me off guard. We keep her snacks in a drawer she can reach and encourage her to get her own snacks. She usually tells me when there's one left. It's never been an issue before.

I'm usually over prepared if I schedule things a day or two ahead. The mom called me an hour before to make arrangements so I didn't plan ahead. I started packing a day bag immediately, realized the drawer was empty, notified the mom, and within a few minutes she decided to cancel.

However, I do realize that this mom is probably unaware why I couldn't just grab a bag of fritos. I already sent her an apology text. She hasn't responded but I'm ok with that. Whoever said she didn't like me before, you may be right. I don't know her except for our daughters being in the same class, but that doesn't stop people from not liking others. I won't angst over it. My daughter and I picked up snacks and had a great afternoon at a park in our own neighborhood as I hope she and her daughter had in theirs.
I also don't know her side of things so I'm not judging her. I was just curious if 15 minutes was a deal-breaker in this area. Overwhelmingly, it is (and with such anger involved). So I know for the future.
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