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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We had a sleepover for DD's 9th bday. Overall it was fun but man they kept me hopping. I had seven girls aged 9-11. I thought they wouldn't be as high maintenance/needy as they were. It was a hectic night. They all slept like crap. There was one very dramatic kid (with a helicopter mother) that I wish hadn't been invited. I'd recommend making sure you don't have any of those invited.[/quote]

I do think 7 kids is too many.  Aim for 3-4.  Maybe have one or two back up invites in case the first 3-4 can't come.[/quote]

7 isn't too many when they are normal kids from normal families.  The uptight families with anxious high maintenance kids are bad.  The kids that come up to talk to the adults every 30min and tattle on other kids are THE WORST.  You really have to know the kids and plan.  And my rule is you get one call to say goodnight to parents if you want it.  After that, if you are crying/homesick - mom/dad come pick you up.  It is no big deal.  It is one night.  So many of these kids sadly have never been on sleepovers and are just not used to it.  Parents are just too hovering or like other moms here, think it is "hell" to have kids over.  [/quote]

Thank goodness your children have you to show them how to be normal.  Definitely keep up the idea that families who don’t behave or think exactly like yours are weird.  I hear that makes them even more normal.[/quote]

NP here. You absolutely have to limit the number of kids and try to find the ones that will enjoy themselves. I didn’t see her mention anything about not being exactly like them. My daughter has anxiety and we RSVP nonno to many events and won’t do a sleepover yet. Some parents are oblivious and just send their kids and think not my problem. You don’t want those kids there[/quote]

Glad you didn’t see an insult there, but according to this poster and her own words your kid is not normal and not from a normal family and you are uptight with the implication that your uptight nature caused your child to be high maintenance and anxious.  I am not even paraphrasing.  That’s what she wrote.   Not a lot of grace there.[/quote]

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