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To feel angry at ignorant parents who don,t reply to my texts to arrange playdates

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worzil · 01/09/2009 14:37

Because at the moment I just don,t understand it and have tried to work it out but can,t.
My ds is an only doesn,t have opportunity to play with any neighbourhood children at all.
So I try and arrange for school mates to come sometimes he is 8.
Well I feel as though all of my efforts have been fruitless during the holidays I have text a fair few people to try and get my ds together with theirs to no avail as they seem to ignore my texts even when I have offered to take their dc out with my dc for the day.
So what is it.
Could it be that they are too busy to reply to a text for gods sake.
Their dc's don,t want to come
They are just downright rude.
They can,t be bothered reciprocating to my ds although I don,t expect it although it would be nice.
Maybe they think I am weird or something.
I to be honest think they are just downright rude and I feel like saying stuff to them but my ds still wants to see their dc's so I feel rotten about it.
Some of these are friends that my ds had from his old infant school and I am thinking that they don,t see the point any longer in maintaining my ds's and their ds's relationship.
However I have had the same with friends at his current school.
I just feel put out and truly rotten my ds has asked for people I have text them, no reply ds will say phone them I don,t like to as I don,t want to look pushy.
Honestly what is the problem I would be delighted if someone text me for ds to come and play or if they offered to take him out and would jump at it but maybe I don,t have the great socail life lined up for ds that they have for theirs I just don,t know.
Perhaps I am just bothering them too much and should leave it be.
Is it just me or what.
Why do they ignore me maybe they are not really chummy enough with ds to play outside school however I figure that by arranging playdates it could encourage more solid friendships.
I feel so down about it tbh my ds has spent alot of time on his own during the holidays.

OP posts:
BalloonSlayer · 02/09/2009 16:42

"Texting does not put people on the spot..... it gives people time to think and respond at their convenience!! I text my best friends and my dp all the time. Its far from impersonal!!!! " - I agree Sparklycheerymummy.

I think if you phone people up they have to say yes. If you text or email they have time to think of an excuse if they are not keen. Not responding at all is bloody rude.

Worzil, take heart . . . I have friends who I know want to see me and I want to see them. Even so we have only managed to find one day in the whole holidsys we can both do. What with both families having 2 weeks' holiday at different times, plus other outings, it all gets booked up. That's probably what happened, and the people didn't answer in case there was a cancellation, and by the time there wasn't it was too late.

ABetaDad: "Another person who we barely know texted us 2 days after we moved to our new house as we had moved in to the same street. It just seems too calculated texting random strangers like this." If this person is such a "random stranger" then why the hell did you give them your mobile number?

How very dare they presume to extend a hand of friendship to you? I hope you slapped them down and made them feel the truly insignificant pieces of shit to you that they clearly are.

mollythetortoise · 02/09/2009 16:45

i prefer to recieve a text message from a friend rather than phonecall. I can respond at my leisure plus I don't need to have a long conversation over the phone. i HATE getting unexpected phone calls even from good friends (I know that might be wierd but I hate taking on the phone). Give me texting messaging anyday. I always reply to texts too.

anniemac · 02/09/2009 16:52

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Chocolateteapot · 02/09/2009 16:52

I would respond to a text asking my child to play as soon as I see it but this could be about three weeks after it is received as my phone is practically never on on the holidays. Definitely use the phone rather than text.

ABetaDad · 02/09/2009 21:47

Balloonslayer - they got it from the list the school sends out to all parents for emergency use in case of snow storms.

ABetaDad · 02/09/2009 21:49

anniemac .. we did not 'give out our number' which is why it annoyed me so much.

OurLadyOfPerpetualSupper · 02/09/2009 22:28

Yes, well, ABD, I expect they were inviting your DCs to play just so they can then dump theirs on you when it suits them.

< innocent look >

bibbitybobbityhat · 02/09/2009 22:32

Abetadad - but not for much longer eh?

(I bullied you into telling me which month on another thread a while back. I am similar but suspect days younger as am right at very end of the month. Ssssshhhhhh. Don't tell anyone, right?)

ABetaDad · 02/09/2009 22:50

OurLady - the thought had never crossed my mind

bibbitybobbityhat - sssshh don't tell anyone. I just have 1 hour 10 mins to go - my birthday is tomorrow.

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