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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]pared if I schedule things a day or two ahead. [b]The mom called me an hour before to make arrangements [/b]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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OP, no, I don't think 15 minutes is a big deal, at all.  And a lot of people here posted that.

Given that this was put together at the last minute, and that you were willing to drive 30 minutes to her playground.. I think you were perfectly reasonable.  You did everything right.   Not knowing the other mom, my guess is that she was trying to squeeze this playdate into a tight time frame... who knows why or what she had planned after; and that she didn't understand it would literally take you just 5 extra minutes to pop in and out of the store, etc.   Or she really wanted to cancel the play date because something else came up (which may have been why she waited to plan the playmate till an hour before hand.)      She does sound immature, too.

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