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A Playdate Hangover

Before I had my daughter, I remember cringing every time I heard a parent say the word playdate. Like silent birth and attachment parenting, it sounded a little too new-wave and high maintenance. When I was growing up, silent births happened when a woman screamed so loudly she lost her voice, and attachment parenting was more aptly named you cant say No to your child. Likewise, we never had playdates. When the neighbor kids knocked on the door, Mom didnt offer them handmade cupcakes on coordinating napkins. In fact, they werent even allowed inside.