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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m so glad I’m somebody who enjoys kids. This would not stress me out in the least. Personally I’d have fed the kid, drive to her house to get a suit and taken her to the pool.

Only time I don’t enjoy kids and will send them packing is if their have bad behavior outside the range of normal.[/quote]

Yup. This is probably why I have 4 kids and a minivan that can haul 8 passengers. I keep my garage fridge packed with drinks, snacks, and flavor ice. Neighborhood kids come over to play and can help themselves. If there’s extra food for lunch or someone is still here around dinner time I offer a plate if there’s enough. For gods sake I don’t work, it’s not like I have a thousand things to do. If a bunch of kids want to join at the pool the more the merrier. My kids fight less when there’s a few friends around to break up the siblings focus on each other.

I also grew up in a faith community where it was normal to have a lot of kids. I’m used to kids and really cherish this time. In a few years the house will be quiet.[/quote]

I find this to be more the norm with families who have a lot of kids themselves and have a SAHP. Good for you! A neighbor is a SAHM and has 5 kids and doesn't really blink when an extra kid comes wandering through and just throws some extra food on the table.

I'm happy with letting a kid in, kicking my kids out, or saying no. I have a hard time feeding them lunch, though. That's just me and my organizational capabilities while I'm still WFH.[/quote]

lots of our neighbors have two parents WFH.  I'm always super careful when my kids are over there because I can totally imagine how hard it is to have kids running around your house while you are trying to get your job done. And you are right, another kid in the mix isn't really difficult. This is why I have the snack/drink fridge because the biggest PITA is kids constantly coming in asking for food.  I'm just really happy we have neighborhood kids who WANT to go outside and want to knock on our door (well sometimes knock, sometimes waltz in!).  I'm glad they are not all just in their homes glued to a screen all summer. I'd rather have 10 kids running around my house creating chaos than 4 of my kids like zombies in front of the xbox or Nintendo switch.[/quote]

Um, most parents who work full-time (even WFH) have their kids in daycare or at camp, where they are properly supervised and are interacting with friends all day. My kids are both going to the Baltimore Aquarium tomorrow on a daycare field trip. I like how you paint it like kids of working parents are staring at screens all day. No, they are playing with other kids, outside a lot, going on field trips, and DH and/or I usually pick them up early in the summer to take them to the pool, several times a week![/quote]

uh, i never said that. I think you are internalizing my response and getting defensive for your onw personal reasons. There are lots of kids in my neighborhood who are not at camp who have parents who WFH and are playing with my kids. Kids just like yours are also outside, with mine.

I'm simply saying that I'm more than happy to host other people kids.

There are lots of kids who have SAHPs who also are glued to the screen all the time. Work status has absolutely nothing to do with screen time. I just happen to live in a neighborhood where there is a large group of kids who don't do that it is is quite nice.

My only comment about WFH parents is that I can see how drop by visitors would be a no go and I'm careful when my kids are a drop by visitor and a I clear it with the parent first.  Some parents have more "loose" jobs and seem to not really need to stay focused at work. Those parents are often outside and have made it clear that they are fine having kids in. I have one neighbor 2 doors down who works on her screen porch all summer. Kids all running around making noise, does not seem to bother her.[/quote]

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