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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have younger kids and am not to the hanging out with friends stage yet but is this really an issue for people? This sort of thing happened alllllllll the time growing up. I grew up in a middle lower class town so a lot of friends parents worked nights or weekends and my mom stayed at home and she was super willing to make our house the hang out place (she also yes has a heart of gold and pulled out 6 course meals every night). I had friends over all the time whose parents picked them up after work.[b] I’m scared about what this says about parenting these days if someone asking this one time is this big of an issue.[/b] [/quote]

The other mom *didn't* ask, though - that's the whole point.  If, when the OP had offered the playdate, the other mom had said, "Larla would love to, but I'll be working until 9pm that night.  If that's too late for her to stay, we can pick another night" - this thread wouldn't be happening.

It can be hard to set boundaries with people who seem to have no clue that their behavior needs correcting, especially in the moment.  It's something many adults struggle with, so people need to stop acting like the answer is so obvious, why doesn't the OP get it.

OP, you can go back to people with these kinds of situations.  "You know, I thought it would work, but I realized 9pm will be too late.  Please let me know a day that would work when you/grandma can pick up Larla by 6pm.  Larly is really looking forward to having Larla over!"[/quote]

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