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Does anyone else find it difficult to explain things to their childless friends? Just for instance, we have a couple-friend that we have known forever. They mean well and want to do things like go to the movies and such. They have even offered to have his mother watch our son for free, which sounds fantastic except that it has to be at their house and its usually short notice. This is the key problem because at our house he would sleep through and never know we were gone. Our son just turned an age where he cries hysterically if a stranger holds or talks to him and doesn't like to go to sleep anywhere but his crib. They look at us like we are overprotective but we can't bear to let our son be that frightened and don't want to spend money going to a movie only to have to leave when he has a meltdown. Is there any better way to deal with these situations or explain this to them without them thinking that we are just ditching them one more time?
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Angela 3rd Jul
Don't
bother
explaining...they
won't
get
it
until
they
have
their
own
kids!!
You
can
invite
them
over
for
a
nice
dinner
after
the
kids
go
to
bed.
oceans mom 26th Jun
It
is
funny
how
all
the
childless
people
think
they
know
a
lot
or
are
helping
when
they
are
not.
We
have
only
been
hanging
out
with
our
new
friends
that
have
kids
and
it's
during
the
day,
with
kid
friendly
activities
like
the
beach
or
pool.
I
guess
there
really
is
no
way
to
explain!
I
thought
maybe
because
it
was
my
first
kid
that
I
was
lacking
in
my
explanations
or
something!
mamajama 26th Jun
I
really
feel
for
you.
All
I
can
say
is
that
it
does
pass.
My
daughter
would
cry
if
anyone
looked
at
her
when
she
was
around
9
months
old,
but
she's
really
gotten
over
it.
Our
solution
is
to
spend
a
lot
of
time
with
my
family.
We
enjoy
the
time
together,
and
then
when
we
need
a
babysitter,
she's
used
to
them,
and
doesn't
even
cry
when
we
leave.
I
know
that
doesn't
help
if
you
don't
have
family
close
by,
but
maybe
you
have
another
friend
with
kids
and
you
could
spend
a
bunch
of
time
with
her...and
then
the
two
of
you
could
take
turns
watching
each
others
kids
for
date
nights.
As
for
getting
your
friends
to
understand...yeah,
not
going
to
happen.
If they really want to spend time with you though, you could always invite them over for after baby is asleep. I don't know if your little one is a light sleeper...mine was/is. So we put a fan on high in her room. That way if people are talking in the livingroom, she doesn't wake up.
MortonPixie 26th Jun
I
agree.
No
way
to
explain.
It's
tough
when
you
are
among
the
first
of
your
gang
to
have
kids.
Unfortunately,
it
may
mean
that
you
aren't
as
close
for
a
while
util
they
are
where
you
are.
Hate
to
tell
you
this,
but
we
don't
have
many
friends
anymore
that
we
regularly
go
out
with
because
we
all
have
the
same
"what
to
do
with
the
kids"
issue!
It
know
it's
tempting
to
try
to
hook
your
social
life
up
to
life
support
-
but
you
might
as
well
pull
the
plug
and
focus
on
your
New
Social
Life
-
the
one
that
includes
you
children.
Julia W. 26th Jun
Oh
yes.
I've
found
that
there's
really
no
way
they'll
truly
understand
until
they're
parents.
Do
you
have
any
other
babysitting
resources
for
these
types
of
occasions,
someone
who
can
come
to
your
house?
I
agree
that
it's
MUCH
easier
to
put
the
little
one
to
bed
at
home
and
then
leave
after
he's
asleep.
No
stress
for
anybody
involved.
As
for
explaining
so
they'll
understand...um...no.
Nope,
I
haven't
been
able
to
get
through
to
my
childless
friends
-
most
of
whom
seem
to
think
themselves
experts
on
parenting
:)
It's
so
funny.
Good
luck!
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