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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We don’t do them. No reason to. 
For the life of me, I can’t really understand why parents of then 80s let us loose in  the basements to watch Freddy Krueger and get touched by our friends’ brothers (in our strawberry shortcake sleeping bag). While pretend strip dancing to Like a Virgin. This is not an experience that nets positive to my DD’s lives. [/quote]

That was never the experience I had in the 80's having sleepovers and isn't the experience my kids have now.
I grew up in the 80's with an older brother and a Strawberry Shortcake sleeping bag.  We watched Dirty Dancing or Stand By Me or Chorus Line or Annie.  My older brother was elsewhere in the house if he was home. He did not want to sit around watching us dance to Madonna and Cyndi Lauper songs.

When my daughters have sleepovers the only time my son is around the girls is when they're eating in the kitchen. He's not hanging out in the den watching High School Musical or Mean Girls with the girls. [/quote]
I’m so glad you had a better experience than I and my friends did. Possibly you can understand why some of us are reluctant to take the chance with our children. Call me a helicopter if you want, it’s a matter of reasonable safety to me, just like wearing a seatbelt while riding in a car. 
Lots of parents don’t pay attention. There are parents who don’t separate the teen boys and girls for sleepovers. Your house is clearly safe. Others may not be. [/quote]

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