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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again.  I agree that true friends help each other out.  I think the crux here is that I DON’T THINK that getting our two boys together helps her son at all.  Andy could use help in the social skills department, and throwing him into a play date without giving him any feedback or guidance on his behaviors does not help.  I also think it would help him a lot to step out of his three older siblings’ shadows.  With the exception of the sports class he started last month, and is dropping out of this month, he apparently spends all of his free time outside of school on the road going to or at a sibling’s activity, most of which are a 30-45 minutes’ drive away.  This kid does not get room to express his interests, let alone explore them.  Whatever friendship issues Ann thinks Andy has I personally think are a very small part of a larger picture.  Anyway, as a friend, I’d love to help her, but calling her out on her parenting isn’t real help, right?  [/quote]

OP you are way way too judgmental and not actually interested in friendship. If you are not willing to have your good friend’s young kid over for group play dates then you are not really a good friend and cannot expect her to just drop everything for your “power walks” on your own schedule.

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OP.  I love how on DCUM everyone intentionally misreads things.  I do invite Ann’s family for group play dates when we have them.  When did I say I expect her to drop everything for our power walks?  It’s something we both enjoy doing, but haven’t started back up since spring break.[/quote]

Resuming the power walks sounds like a good idea. It’s a chance to connect with the Mom on her own. When school lets out for summer could that evolve into a power walk for the moms and scooters/bikes for the boys?

Does she invite you and your son for play dates? If not, I wouldn’t worry about not hosting them.

It could be that the Mom recognizes her 5 year old is not developing socially as her older kids did and is unsure what to do. H she could just be venting you to as another parent with a similar aged kid and older siblings [/quote]

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