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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have an only, and fully expect siblings at play dates. And I expect my daughter to include the sibling when age-appropriate. But I think it's nuts to expect someone to arrange for a sitter for a play date.

Now, my DD is only 3, but I can see it being annoying once kids are old enough to be dropped off and the parents drop off a sibling too. That's not cool.[/quote]

Agreed. I didn't really do play dates before my child entered school at 3.5 so I never dealt with that. My issue has been with drop off playdates now that my child is older (7). I am repeatedly put in a position where I'm being used as a babysitting service and being put on the spot to say no.

I had one child call yesterday and ask my kid if she wanted to come over for a play date. I said it didn't work today but we could tomorrow. So she put her mom on the phone, but before the mom spoke to me I could hear her speaking to her child. She said what did you arrange? To go to their house? and of course the kid said yes even though that wasn't what we'd agreed to. The Mom came on the phone and said, Ok so "name" is coming to your place tomorrow? I said that would be fine. She said ok, there will be a little tag along or there will be hurt feelings. Meaning her 3 year old. I was like how did this happen? One minute I'm agreeing to let my daughter come to your house and the next I am taking all of yours? No thanks.
I don't mind the two seven year olds together. They play nicely and keep busy. But a three year old, and I'm stuck babysitting.[/quote]

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