So intimidated by parents of child's friend

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So...you won't judge us because we live in an apartment?...we are good people with good (but low salaried) jobs. I would probably be nervous to invite you over if you have a very nice house. It is a nice apartment...but is small with not a lot of room to "entertain."

When is the last time you were invited to someone's home for food and drink? Most people don't bother to do this. So, when we are invited, I am always (always) thrilled to go, thrilled to be treated, happy to be wanted. The lavishness (or not) of the venue is the very last thing on my mind.

I can't imagine that most people feel differently.

I feel the same - I am honored when I receive an invitation. But I do feel that most people feel differently here.

[Anonymous]

You are having dinner at each others' homes. That says they like being around you.

They have all these things going for them, and they like you. Feel good about it.

[Anonymous]

Where are all the normal people, I ask? OP, I would love to be in this situation. With people who appreciate you and don't look to criticize. Not being insecure is priceless!

[Anonymous]

We definitely have one of the nicer apts compared to my friends. We almost all live in apts bc we live downtown. But we pay practically the same in rent bc we just got lucky. We've been to friends and we'll say "Wow, nice place!" and they say "Well, its nothing like your place." I certainly hope we are not making anyone feel bad, but we definitely tend to host/invite more than our other friends who live in smaller places.

When we lived in a 700 st ft 1-br, we still hosted dinner parties and brunches all the time.