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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, is your house comfortable to hang out in? Would I feel okay putting my toddler down the moment we walked in the front door, or would I feel the need to pick him up at the door until we'd walked through the "formal" part of the house to the "play" part of the house? While I would have no problem being "grown-up" friends independent of my kids with someone whose house was that kind of showpiece, I probably wouldn't end up becoming "mom" friends, where a big part of our friend centers around getting our kids together for play dates, with someone who lived in that kind of house because I don't know that I'd ever feel truly comfortable having my kid in the space for fear of damaging something.[/quote]

What on earth would a toddler "damage"?[/quote]

Um, [b]breakable objects stylishly arranged on tables within their reach[/b]?[/quote]

Like what?  The rich people I know, who happen to own large houses, have minimalist style (no knick knacks) - that has been in style for years now.  Not sure where people are getting these outrageous assumptions? [/quote]

Before you go around showing your ass, maybe you should read the whole post. I didn't assume anything, I asked her about the nature of her home in case the issue was something other than what she appreciated. [b]Not all people, wealthy or not, have the same interior design tastes, [/b]so what the wealthy people you know have in their homes is pretty much irrelevant to what OP may have in her home. I would be asking the same thing if OP had a more modest home and experienced that other moms weren't comfortable coming over for play dates.

And the nature of what could be damaged could be anything -- breakable items, [b]super expensive wallpaper she's afraid her child might scratch[/b], a white couch her child might rub against while sporting a previously-undetected spot of food on their shirt, etc. It's a question of how kid-friendly the house is, regardless of its size.[/quote]

LOL.  I just can't.  This is hilarious, but not as this PP intended.

And what, pray tell, does "showing your ass" mean?  I am not up on the classy jargon. [/quote]

PP here.  You're right.  None of my fellow old shack owners have a white/beige/light colored couch...............?  Or access to a washing machine.............? Definitely not my big house owning friends..........?[/quote]

PP here.  Found something else that is......ironic?  I keep finding something good! [/quote]

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