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[quote=Anonymous]I completely understand all the ideas about setting boundaries but honestly, I’m with the few respondents and I think the OP who really isn’t looking for a way to set boundaries for her daughter. Rather, OP sounds like she just feels unfairly relied upon to provide the logistics. We’re kind of in the same boat and feel like we typically end up driving more often than other parents although it’s not quite as lopsided as OP‘s.  But the larger point that I think OP was maybe after was that we are so thrilled - especially with all the isolation in Covid - that our kids are getting together with friends a ton and getting all of that priceless social time that will pay off for the rest of their life. They’ll have their college and adult lives to figure out how to get around by themselves, but for now we’re willing to shoulder more of the burden. Now that’s not to say that we don’t hit our limit every now and then and just say we can’t do stuff.  We also definitely gravitate towards families who are willing to trade off on pick up and drop off.  But expecting things to be even-steven is just not realistic.  Most people tend to be selfish and like to take advantage, but our irritation over that is worth it to encourage our kids to nurture their friendships and build interpersonal skills.  [/quote]

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