Would you let your child hang out at a friend’s house if…

[Anonymous]

I would have no issue with this. Is your kid special needs? You can meet the parents and exchange numbers. You can translate through text messages, not that difficult. “Is everything ok? I am on my way to pick up Sally now. Thank you for having her over.” If there is an emergency, there is 911. I have three kids and do not see how any of their 8 year old friends need anything from me other than food when they hang out.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh no, I can't believe you are even considering letting your child go over to a poor person's house!!!

Interesting that you think that. My grandparents didn't speak English; their net worth adjusted for inflation was roughly $50m. How's yours?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh no, I can't believe you are even considering letting your child go over to a poor person's house!!!

You don’t get out of the house much do you. The first time my daughter went over her friends house in 2nd grade when I went to pick her up the mother answered. I had no idea her mother didn’t speak English. They were Chinese and had a massive house.

Foreign people have all kinds of incomes just like American born.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh no, I can't believe you are even considering letting your child go over to a poor person's house!!!

You don’t get out of the house much do you. The first time my daughter went over her friends house in 2nd grade when I went to pick her up the mother answered. I had no idea her mother didn’t speak English. They were Chinese and had a massive house.

Foreign people have all kinds of incomes just like American born.

Exactly! No one ever said it was a poor family.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh no, I can't believe you are even considering letting your child go over to a poor person's house!!!

Interesting that you think that. My grandparents didn't speak English; their net worth adjusted for inflation was roughly $50m. How's yours?

Oh please, you KNOW that's what OP was thinking.

My mother didn't speak any English when she moved to this country, but she learned it. Most successful immigrants in this country learn the language.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh no, I can't believe you are even considering letting your child go over to a poor person's house!!!

Interesting that you think that. My grandparents didn't speak English; their net worth adjusted for inflation was roughly $50m. How's yours?

Oh please, you KNOW that's what OP was thinking.

My mother didn't speak any English when she moved to this country, but she learned it. Most successful immigrants in this country learn the language.

Hmm, interesting. My OP doesn’t state or imply anything about income. I’m sorry that was your thinking.

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Anonymous wrote:The kid speaks English and presumably can translate. How long were you planning to let your kid stay there? A few hours isn’t bad especially if you will be there. Bring a laptop I guess

Usually I would stay, but I think that might be a little awkward.

That’s what the laptop is for. Pretend to be working. They can’t read English so they won’t be able to understand what DCUM is

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Anonymous wrote:The kid speaks English and presumably can translate. How long were you planning to let your kid stay there? A few hours isn’t bad especially if you will be there. Bring a laptop I guess

Do not stay if the kids are 8. That’s insane.

Yikes my kids are about to be teens and I still stay. Not sorry.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would you stay for a 7 year old's playdate? That's weird.

You would leave your 7 year old at a house with people you don’t know? That’s weird…

+1

[Anonymous]

It’s like some lawyer on TikTok said, you don’t them that will. Do you know if they keep guns? Or who comes over - their neighbor or uncle?

No for me.

[Anonymous]

Overthinking- yes, this is fine.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The kid speaks English and presumably can translate. How long were you planning to let your kid stay there? A few hours isn’t bad especially if you will be there. Bring a laptop I guess

Do not stay if the kids are 8. That’s insane.

Yikes my kids are about to be teens and I still stay. Not sorry.

You can't be serious

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Anonymous wrote:It’s like some lawyer on TikTok said, you don’t them that will. Do you know if they keep guns? Or who comes over - their neighbor or uncle?

No for me.

What are you suggesting about non-English speaking neighbors and uncles? Because I’m assuming you don’t ask your kid’s English speaking friends what neighbors or uncles will be coming over. And if you do, surely you can ask via Google translate.

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Anonymous wrote:What is there is an emergency or if your kid gets sick or whatever. Is the 8 yr old supposed to call you, communicate to EMS, go get help? No. If I’m leaving my child somewhere it needs to be under supervision of an adult that can communicate with other adults should something come up that needs attention. Not leave it to the 8 yr old friend to handle

Where do you live? In my area 911 and EMS both have speakers of other languages or the ability to quickly get translators on the phone. I’m a teacher and can have a translator on the line within a minute.

What if you fall incapacitated at home? Have you not taught your child to call 911 and communicate with them?

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't drop my seven year old off with a family I didn't know. The language wouldn't be the reason but practically it would make getting to know them more difficult, I guess. Can you meet at a playground or take them to a movie or something?