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[quote=Anonymous]I’d say 9 for walking home, otherwise I’d pick her up.  For non school nights, I usually say 10 but I’ve let it go later for special events like birthdays, or last week they watched black widows and couldn’t start until 8:30 because of someone’s summer school schedule so pickup was more like 10:30.

If the other parent is picking up, I’d send a quick text saying “Hi, larla said you could pick up Marla and her at Joe’s tonight at 10.  Is that okay?  I’ll get next time (or could pick them both up tonight if that’s better for you).  Thanks!”  I think sometimes the situation is that Marla doesn’t actually text her mom until 10 saying “can you pick us up now???”  and then mom is in the middle of something and can’t leave until 10:05, so doesn’t get there until 10:15….that’s how teens roll.

I would be very unhappy with parents letting the kids wander the neighborhood at midnight during a sleepover.  Bad shit happens in parks after dark.  The only time we did this as kids it was when a friend had a big blowout with her mom about not letting us go to a midnight movie showing and she wanted to walk it off.  And boy did we get in trouble.  After dark, teens should be at a defined location—ice cream shop, friend’s house, movie theater, etc.  Well lit and populated.

Also, I would never go to bed if my teen is still out.  If she’s out, I’m up.

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