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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a PSA to my people (1st gen South Asian immigrants), who are quite clueless about American society.  No, no, no - the typical American family (all races) are not like your neighborhood aunties and uncles in Indian cities.  You need to do your due diligence before sending your kid for a sleepover.  My red flags were -
1) [b]Any sex offender lives [/b]in the sleepover house address or [b]nearby[/b].
2) Any court cases on that parent listed online
3) The father is a step-parent or there are step-children in the family
4) Mother is living with her boyfriend
5) There is a gun in the house (Yes, you have to ask that question)
6) There is a pitbull or other aggressive dog in the family
7) Elder brother or cousins living in the house and are not respectful. 
8) Parents are permissive, allow booze, vaping etc.
9) There is a danger that your kid will be videotaped or will be encouraged to sext during the sleepover.

Actually, it is better not to do sleepover.  Do a half-sleepover and pick up your kid at midnight. Other alternative is that you host all the sleepovers. [/quote]

I am not from the US and to me sleepover culture is so American, I never did it growing up and my kids never cared to have them (yes, they have many friends!)

I like the list...but how do you define a sex offender nearby, and why would that be relevant to your kid's sleepover.  Perhaps because we actually live in DC...well, if you go to the sex offender registry it is impossible not to have someone that lives nearby (i.e., within a 1/2 mile).

Also, do court cases include civil cases or criminal cases.  I guess I would only care on a civil case if my sleepover host was suing another parent because of a sleepover gone bad.[/quote][/quote]

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