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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you have kids, OP?[/quote]

I do. My kid is older and well behaved.[/quote]

Older than 12? There’s your sitter![/quote]

I don’t really want to hire a babysitter for guests.[/quote]

Then don’t. In that case, your options are:

1) Don’t invite them over.
2) Invite them over, but explicitly ask the parents to watch their kids because they are out of control.
3) Invite them over, but be prepared to supervise the kids yourself (or you and DH if DH agrees to do so).

Those are your choices. Whining on the internet about something you keep doing over and over is not a choice, because you have control over whether you invite them or not, etc. Make your pick from the list above and then shut up.
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Clearly OP's friends are entitled bores, and are chiming in here.  Thank you for outing yourself.

OP, your friends know you are too nice, and they are clearly taking advantage.  They are users, and they know a target when they see one.

Better to learn this early!

There was a PP who assumed you were "rich" OP -  intriguing how these people think, and how they presume to know anyone's financial situation - says so much about their entitlement.

Again, better learn this early - there are some beauties out there. [/quote]

Oh, you tried so hard! I have two extremely well-behaved daughters, and we actively parent our children. We do most of the hosting in our group, but when we are guests, our children are unfailingly polite and are often complimented.

But I think it’s pointless and tiresome for OP to complain about a repeated dynamic that is 100% in her control. Tell me—do tell—what is the solution beyond what I’ve pointed out above? Or are you really so defensive that you can’t point out an alternate solution. I’d love to hear it, truly. [/quote]

Whoa.  Struck a. nerve! [/quote]

Got it: you have no other solution to offer. If you did, you’d have posted it. So you are one of those do-the-same-things-and-complain types. How dreadful![/quote]

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