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[quote=Anonymous]That's a tough situation. I love the garden flag idea personally. It establishes clear cut boundaries. How do this child's parents even know that you're home to host? I'm wondering if it would be possible to be less available so that they don't feel comfortable just dropping him off (not that this is your fault). Would they really be willing to risk dropping the child off if they weren't sure you were home and willing to take him/her in? I think you're being very kind by letting this child over so much to play but other families aren't free babysitters just because they are physically at home with their own kids. I know that in my family we are on the move a lot even though I don't work. I would never have time to randomly host children showing up at my door that often. It would be a lot of "Oh, nice to see you Larla. Sorry but we're leaving for the grocery store/swim class/grandma's/etc in 30 minutes and can't play today. Please ask your parents to text me to set up the next play date."[/quote]

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