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- A concerned Mumsnet user said she’s fed up with a fellow parent bringing an uninvited sibling to a playdate
- “It’s starting to annoy me as another mom is bringing the older sibling and not letting me know beforehand,” she said
- Mumsnet users had mixed opinions about this scenario
Planning a playdate is not child’s play for some parents.
A concerned mother of one vented on the community forum Mumsnet about how another parent keeps bringing both of her children to playdates, even though just the younger one is invited every time.
“My child is almost 4 and has made a new friend so we have arranged a few playdates,” she wrote. “It’s starting to annoy me as another mom is bringing the older sibling and not letting me know beforehand.”
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“The whole point of playdates to me is for the kids to bond one on one,” she added. “Not to mention her child is very shy so the sibling dominates.”
The mom also highlighted that none of the other parents do this.
Wondering if she’s overreacting, the mom asked the forum, “Am I being unreasonable to say the sibling shouldn’t always tag along?”
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In a poll under her July 7 post, 68% of the nearly 700 voters selected the “You are being unreasonable” voting option.
“This sounds like a first child attitude and should you ever have a second you might facepalm in remembrance,” one Mumsnet user replied. “ If you want just the two of them together ask the mom to just drop and go.”
Another validated the mom’s concerns, writing, “They shouldn’t be turning up with them without warning though. She should ask.”
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