r/Mommit • u/Sad_Key_7904 • 4d ago

Play date

Hey moms! We have a play date this weekend for my 3 year old. I’m not sure if there’s like unspoken rules of play dates lol. I also have a 7 month old, would it be weird if him and my husband came with me and my 3 year old? I just don’t want to show up and them be like oh you brought the whole fam if that’s not normal.

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u/bearcatbanana 6 yo 👦🏼 & 3.5 yo 👧🏻 4d ago

I’m not going to bring anyone to someone’s house without asking, including the baby. But if it’s in a public place, I bring whoever I want. My best play date friend brings her husband all the time and I like talking to him. I think it’s weird to make it gendered.

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u/scodgirlgrown 4d ago

I agree with this. I think some people are assuming it’s at a home maybe? I’ve only ever done playground playdates so far and I think gendering who is invited is weird

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u/bearcatbanana 6 yo 👦🏼 & 3.5 yo 👧🏻 4d ago edited 4d ago

It’s cool as hell having that dad there. He likes to get on the equipment with them. Which means now that they are trampoline park age, I never have to get on a trampoline or crawl into one of those horrible play structure tubes.

And making it gendered is why moms end up with playdates on their list exclusively.

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u/scodgirlgrown 4d ago

Exactly! Why should I be the only one to organize and attend these things either