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[quote=Anonymous]When I was a tween/teen I almost never had sleepovers and I bet some of the parents who hosted me were annoyed that my family never reciprocated. My dad had serious health issues and my mom had clinical depression and anxiety that was largely untreated. Also there was a lot of verbal abuse, neglect, and some physical abuse in my home. I am grateful to the families who hosted me in part because it allowed me to see how functional families operated and to feel safe and welcome at least sometimes. Please keep this in mind. You can resent the parents if you want but please understand that the sleepovers are FOR the kids, not the parents, and the kids whose families can't or won't reciprocate may be getting way more out of coming to your house than your kid would ever get out of going to theirs (you might not actually want your kid in those homes).[/quote]
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