As a child I didn't grow up with play dates.
You just went outside and played with whomever was outside at that moment.
Sometimes you knew the kids names, some times you didn't.
The face was always familiar and as long as you both had bikes....the world was your oyster.
On occasion my mother made friends with another mother from school but being s single parent with a busy schedule it didn't happen often that I got together with other kids from school.
I always lived on the other side of the tracks from the private school that I attended and friends always lived too far for me to travel alone, not that I had a clue which bus, train or back street I'd have to take to get there anyway.
These days the minute a child yanks your arm screaming "Can I have a playdate with..."....out pops each parents smart phone and that calendar app pops open.
Many playdates for Baby C are formed from old co workers with kids, many not remotely close in age but kids always seem to gravitate towards one another no matter the age and an instant bond is often created.
Baby C acted like the best big sister for Baby Gabby on this "fall playdate" even when Baby Gabby turned and commented to her mother "Why's she always helping me, does she think I'm a baby?"
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