My dc has a lovely friend the same age a few doors down. She often goes there to play on the trampoline and in the pool etc. We’re getting a trampoline in late summer, but don’t have a pool, only a paddling pool..so I can see how it’s more entertaining at his house. However, I always invite him to ours and he’s been to play a few times, each time though his mum sort of tries to cut the time short so Dd can go to theirs.
For example, she’ll normally be at theirs for 2-3 hours, we always come to pick Dd up, but she says to let them play and it’s no problem to come back later.
This weekend I organised a treasure hunt on a forest walk next to us, then activities..baking, art etc, then to play at ours, we have a garden, swings, slide, sandpit, large paddling pool, all the toys. I’d asked her in advance and told her the rough plans, she thanked me and said it was great. I said we’d pick her son up at a certain time, when we came, she started to come with us on the hunt, which is fine but unexpected, she then said she was only coming for ten minutes as she had ti pick her eldest Dd up and then when they get back (it’s only ten minutes away) would Dd like to go to theirs to play in the pool 🤷🏻♀️I didn’t really mind but had planned all the activities and just for them to have fun at our house…this has happened each time, so he only really stays at ours for a quick play, drink and snack
I just found it a bit annoying, Aibu?
All my other friends are glad to leave them and get a break 😅