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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We make a phone call to the parents before accepting the invitation, and if it was well in advance, we might make another phone call the day of or the day before the party.  We just introduce ourselves, confirm our kid is coming, and say, "just wanted to make sure adults would be in the house, thanks again for hosting, blah, blah, blah."  You know, trust but verify.  Oh, and our kids are mortified that we would do this, but they know the alternative is that we are walking them to the door!

At pick up, the standard MO these days is a text from the driveway.[/quote]

For a teen drop off party???   Good Lord. [/quote]

I'm more in line with top PP.  I think it depends a little on where you live.  We are in Los Angeles (Westside).  We just had a 9th grade parent meeting where this was brought up, and yes, the parents tend to walk to the door, or in the house, whatever it takes, to meet the parents.  Many parents call ahead to touch base too.  There is a lot of folks in the entertainment industry here and the culture is influenced by that (i.e. party culture imbedded in the entertainment subculture) and it's sort of a three-pronged approach: inoculating your kids, checking things out for yourself, and giving them a fast, face-saving way out if things get uncomfortable for them.

Oh, and yes, the teen is often mortified that the parent walks in but that is the price of the party.  And honestly I think they are both outwardly mortified and secretly glad.[/quote]

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