[Broxie]

A friend had a pretty nasty dig at me today for not having toys in my house interesting to her child. He is quite a lot older than mine so the toys we have are a bit babyish for him. I sometimes ask her to bring a DVD to keep her DS entertained while she is here. She comes over around once a month.
It seems from today's comments that she thinks since she's here regularly I should buy age-appropriate toys for her DS. This has never occurred to me before.
When I go out I take toys if I know my DS will need to be entertained.
So my question is; is it my responsibility to provide toys for her DS, or us this an unreasonable expectation on her part?
Am happy to have toys here if it's considered the done thing, just didn't think if it before. What do you think?

[Bek+3]

After her snarky remark I'd be inclined to stop having her over. Problem solved!!

[SugarMumma]

I think you know the answer already.

Your friend is a twit. The end.

[Broxie]

Lol. Ok. I just wasn't sure if it was the norm and I'd missed the memo.

[Baggy]

I think its odd she thinks like that.

You definitely don't have the responsibility of providing toys for him. If I am going to a friends/family member's house and I know they don't have age-appropriate toys for my two daughters, then I bring some for them.

[AnnBB]

Well, your friend is an idiot. Tell her to bring her own blooming toys for her own blooming kid. How ridiculous.

[TiredbutHappy]

You need new friends...

[Funwith3]

I find it hard to imagine that she ACTUALLY expects you to provide age-appropriate toys for her child. Are you sure her nasty remarks were not just sarcastic humour? Maybe you took it the wrong way? Or maybe there's more to the story, like perhaps you'd been disagreeing about something unrelated prior to this? Does she pay you to look after her son maybe?

I'm trying to give her an out I suppose. Or at least make sense of it. Because it sounds weird. No one expects friends to provide a house full of toys specifically for their children.

[strawberrycakes]

No way is it your responsibilty to have toys on hand for another child. How rude of her to even suggest that you should.

FTR I don't even expect my parents to have toys at her house to entertain my child. I took toys to her house that DD rarely plays with anymore at home & she keeps them there for my DD & my niece.

[FrogIsAFrogIsAFr...]

Egad, where do some people get off?! Who are these women and what universe do they descend from?

Your friend is a clown. Tell her to BYO her own friggin' chess set!