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"When you walk into another parent's house with your child, you are well aware that you are about to judge and be judged, beginning with the highly fraught First Snack Offering," writes Hana Schank on babble.com. As a parent who has logged in about 28 playdates so far this year, I found this post all too true!

Read on, and then share some of your play date gripes. For me, it's trying to politely shoo away the overly friendly family dog that's slobbering on my shoes ...