Playdate Parenting...

Was having coffee with a friend the other day and he remarked that he felt like he was cheating his kids.

Why?

"Well," he said, "my daughter has a friend whom she really likes, but my wife can't stand that girl's mother. Drives her crazy. Plus, the mom is always calling up and inviting her daughter to our house."

They were at the point where they would refuse playdates for their daughter because the mother of the other girl was so irritating.

Seemed to me like the parent/child relationship is a team effort in this case. If you both can't get along, that's fine. You wouldn't force your kid to play with someone she didn't like, why should she force you?

Thoughts?

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