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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those of who are the neighborhood/school/friend group  hang out house how did it happen? Did you do anything?

When kids are right age and we aren't in quarantine. (Years away) [b]we want to be the cool house. The house everyone hangs out at[/b]. My house growing up was the complete opposite because of my mother. She never welcomed anyone.

Provide snacks? Have a pool? Big house? Have an outgoing kid? Be fun or hands off?

What is the magic to getting all the kids at your house?[/quote]

NP  Be more specific. Are you talking about the place where there are no rules?  ie the teens know they can drink, have sex and do illegal things?  OR the place where teens generally want to hang out?  If it is the first than I think you need to grow up and think of yourself as the parent, not your teenage self.  As for the other, it all depends on your kids to some extent.  You can have all the "cool" stuff bu, if your kids aren't the type that want large groups OR they aren't nice people than you aren't going to be the cool house.

The one thing I would have had though is a nice finished basement where they can hang out.  Our house is old and we don't have that.  Otherwise, just relax and don't try too hard.  Try to get over your past and try not to recreate it with your kids.  It can't be done.[/quote]

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