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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. The hate doesn't surprise me, tbh. It just proves I'm right.

I already coach his baseball team. My ex does nothing. She's a loser and a bad mom so I was asking for help to get her to be a better mom. Apparently that touched a few nerves. lol.[/quote]
And does your son have friends through the baseball team that you coach?  And if he does, are you saying that it's not enough, and that the mom should join some group to get your son to have more friends?

Honestly, I don't understand why you think parents should engineer their kids' social lives? I get involving your kids in activities. We do for our kids, of course. Scouts, soccer, dance, what have you. But it's not to make friends, though that can be a side benefit.  My kids make their own friends. We have made adult friends through our children's activities, but that's not why we had our children join the activities. We will certainly do playdates if my kids want to, but we don't manufacture friendships for our children. Yes, you want to foster an environment for your children to be able to make friends, but that doesn't mean that *you* as the parent has to be involved in an organization to do that. Why can't your son just be put in some other activity where he might make a friend?

It's great that coach his baseball team.  I'm always greatful for parents who volunteer their time, but I am not going to go out of my way to join a group that I don't like just so that my kids can make more friends.  They should learn how to do that on their own without my involvement at some point. 
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