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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think this is one of those things like how do you get a good sleeper that is actually not predictable but people who have been successful like to think it’s due to what they did. [/quote]

This is NOTHING like that... that's a ridiculous analogy.

This is something you need to cultivate and put effort into.

There's a difference between a parent that's open & welcoming and a parent with such severe anxiety that they freak out at the the THOUGHT of someone coming over, forget about if their kid actually asks.

There's a difference between a parent who is genuine and warm, and one who can barely stand the thought of kids being in their home.

There's a difference between a parent giving kids the respect of personal space and one who hovers over them listening in to all conversations.

There's a difference between a parent who has a  genuine care for those who enter their home, and one who can barely feign their ambivalence 
& resting b-i-t-c-h face when anyone comes over.

There's a difference between a parent who is easy going and doesnt sweat the small stuff, and a parent who looms about and watched like a hawk to make sure the ottoman isn't moved over an inch, or the vacuum lines aren't ruined.

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the fact that you didn't know any of this and think it's all left up to chance; tells me that you're most definitely the latter parent in every single one of these scenarios.

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You are so wrong. I’m a relaxed parent, and would be happy to have kids in my house while I read upstairs and let them snack and hang. My kids are both very popular and social. But they don’t like other kids in their space, and they like to be able to leave and go home when they are done socializing instead of having to kick kids out. It’s really a lot to do with the personality of your kids.

Obviously you haven’t learned the most important of parenting, which is first and foremost that you are not in control of everything. [/quote]

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