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[quote=Anonymous]My seventh grader is getting to the stage where they want to invite a friend to everything. Family outings to an amusement park, concerts, etc. I sometimes don't mind an extra kid coming along, but sometimes if it's an event we budgeted carefully for, the extra cost feels too high. Part of the reason we had one kid was economics. Spouse and I are not in high earning fields.

I mentioned the cost being a factor about an upcoming outing to a show in DC plus dinner, etc. (the tickets were actually a gift from grandparents who have moved away from physical gifts to experiences, not necessarily something I would have splurged on myself). The middle schooler said, I already talked to friend and they saw there were still tickets available and the friend would pay their way.

I was taught that if you're inviting, you cover the cost, but is it common to accept money for these type of outings? I'd be able to say yes to friends coming more often that way but it feels awkward to take money from a child. [/quote]

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