Words unspoken (usually)

You know that thing where you call a parent you've never met before to gather intel before a play date, but you can't just come out and say, "Hello, I am investigating whether you are fit to supervise my child. Let's get started, shall we?"

​Read about how the exchange of pleasantries/scrutiny goes for me by clicking over to The 5 Stages of Sizing Up Another Parent Before a Play Date on Babble. If your decoder works better than mine, I want to know all your secrets.