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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Please don't nag other parents for constant playdates - some people go to great lengths to have two kids so they have playmates. When you ask every single f'in day for a playdate with just one of them because your singleton is bored it gets REALLY annoying. 
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With your lovely personality, I am sure you are not getting that many calls PP.  So don't worry about it.  [/quote]
NP. To the first PP, I have an only child but we rarely ask for playdates. My DC goes outside and plays with neighbor kids. It is not my concern that you went to "great lengths to have two kids so they have playmates." Having kids are not social engineering.

We would have loved to have a second child but it did not work out that way. We focus on the one child we do have instead of worrying about what it could have been. OP is lucky to have one than none.[/quote]

+1.  I have more than 1 through "great lengths," but still think it would be good for my oldest to have friends his own AGE.  Guess I just shouldn't ever ask for playdates?[/quote]

I'll repost again if you were too lazy to read through all of the posts...

"We didn't have a second child only to provide our first with a playmate, but it's certainly a big perk for us. We do MANY playdates with singletons. Many. And also happily send off just one child at a time for play dates with other children.

But when you have a friend with a singleton who calls you the minute that child gets bored. Every single day. Just to send over one of our children (leaving our own child "bored"), then it gets old. If you want a constant companion for your kid at least be willing to take siblings some of the time."

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