DD is 6....her school is small and she has plenty of good friends there whose parents will happily let come to playdates here...I work from home in the evening so it''s not much bother.
Trouble is...thy never ask back!
I can count on the fingers of one hand the times she has been asked to her friends hmes and it's getting on my nerves and I feel a bit sorry for DD.
I can explain it away when I look at it objectively....one close friend has just had a baby....another is a working single Mother of three who is als studying with totally no help....another child has 2 parents who commute a long distance to their workplaces....but it is starting to feel so one sided!
Will she miss out if I give it a rest for a while? She has a sister...and also cousins with whom she is having a sleepover soon and is very close to....shall I be understanding and ask her mtes over now and then or not bother?
To be fair, the parents who commute have on occasion asked DD to come on days out with them at weekends...but that's it! And I dont blame them really as weekends are family time aren't they?