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To reschedule another time if friends need to bring their toddler or baby to hangouts?

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Vicosa321 · 21/02/2025 07:51

you know when you suddnely plan to meet up with a friend of small children but without their kids and suddnely something happens or change or things meaning they have to bring LO if meeting up.

have had some that want reschedule to another time for adult meet up instead, and another friend with the question «have to bring LO, you don’t mind?» and i kinda hate this one because they don’t ask you if you want to reschedule to another time instead where you can be 2 adults having adults convo and meet up. And this one makes it seem like you are an asshole if you say no. My friends child are lovley but i do need some adult time with them aswell. And i know im not an asshole by asking to hang another time instead? But some may take offence and assume by my answer that i don’t want to see their LO. Once a while sure but everytime? Not. Babies and toddler change the dynamic of meet ups

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Vicosa321 · 21/02/2025 08:34

@OneWaryCat aww thas sad yea :( but same i know things is dif as soon as friends get kids, And its understandable. But its a total dif thing when you meet up without kids bcs most of the time there so much things you have in mind to talk about. So i prefer to reschedule to another time instead

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OneWaryCat · 21/02/2025 08:21

Sadly I rarely get to see my friends without their kids. I don't think I've had a proper conversation with one of my friends in months because on the rare occasion that they are not a child's birthday party and we see them, we all spend the time focused on the children and conversation is only surface level. It's a real shame.

We did have time in the diary for 3 of us to go for a girl's dinner but it took 3 months to find a date we could all accommodate and on the day she was sadly ill. I had a lovely one on one with my other friend though which was much needed.

As a result, most of my friends don't really know any of the 'big' things going on in my life as I refuse to share things like that via WhatsApp as they are too private and personal.

It's a really hard stage of the friendship. I think we are in different places now.

pearbottomjeans · 21/02/2025 08:15

And i know im not an asshole by asking to hang another time instead?

So why the thread?

Vicosa321 · 21/02/2025 08:13

@Vicosa321 i know hehe, you have some who say sure! And some who get a bit offence

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ACynicalDad · 21/02/2025 07:53

Totally reasonable, say you’d love silly time, let’s reschedule, shouldn’t be an issue.

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