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Moms Talk: Backing Out Gracefully
Our Moms Council discusses the best way to steer clear of families you don't want your child associating with.
Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council of experts and smart mothers take your questions, give advice and share solutions.
Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, 24-hour pharmacies and the thousands of other issues that arise while raising children.
Here's this week's question:
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You don't want your child at "friend X's" house for various reasons (secondhand smoke, guns, dogs, swimming pools, fill in the blank). So how do you back out of a play date and steer clear of unsavory families, be it neighbors, schoolmates or acquaintances, without hurting feelings?
Join our Moms Council (Marissa Amoni, Amy Perry, Steph Motenko, Liz Spillane and Tiffany Prysmiki) in the comments below: