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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Refusing these on principle is bizarre.

My kids have each done one sleepover in their lives, I believe. They're not dating as teens and young adults. And my second did have a yearlong carpool at some point.

But we didn't set off to refuse those things. It just happened that way.

Why don't you live your life in a more organic way? You seem extremely mentally rigid.

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TBH - I see no value in them while my kids are young. There are many other things that I do for the socialization of my kids, so I don't think they are missing anything but dangerous situations. I do not want to normalize these things or distract them from their academics, ECs, traveling and having fun with similar kids.

In my interactions with American families, I have not walked away with feeling that I want them be around my kids when I am not around.  I don't want to  do the detective work to find out what the intentions of people around me are especially when it comes to the safety of my children.

My kids and I do have these discussions all the time, and I feel I will be more comfortable when they are adults and able to have their own boundaries. [/quote]

You're exactly the kind of person that makes Americans wish immigrants would have stayed in their country of origin, and also wonder why they didn't.  Congrats.[/quote]

Totally different poster. Why are you assuming this person is an immigrant? [/quote]

DP. Because they're slamming Americans...[/quote]

Plenty of Americans slam Americans. You must be very limited. [/quote]

People on this board get very butt hurt when they sense foreigners are looking down at them.  I guess it is insecurity or resentment that someone doesn’t come to America and feel beholden to the people who are already here.[/quote]

But, boy do those foreigners get butt hurt with all their micro aggressions and perceived slights. They have very thin skins.[/quote]

Do we now? I’m Eastern European and no one makes fun of Eastern Europeans harder than us; for example. Very rarely do I encounter an American on this board (or in life really) that hears a criticism of anything American that isn’t immediately followed up with “why don’t you go back to where you came from.” [/quote]

You wouldn't know how they act when you're not around. Every culture makes fun of its own.[/quote]

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