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[quote=Anonymous]If your DC was really that upset by what was going on, DC should have told the friend to stop or come get you.  It sounds like neither happened, and DC was more afraid of your reaction after the fact.  Don't get me wrong - everyone has their own style and level of neatness - you're house, you're rules.

Just take a step back for a moment and think whether the kid was upset b/c of "stuff" or b/c of your normal reaction to mess.  I say this as someone who is married to a man who was an only child and raised by his elderly grandparents.  There was no such thing as a playroom, or making a mess with several toys at once.  He gets so upset with the "mess" created by playdates or even when our DS plays alone (all those Legos!)  Over the years, I've noticed how scared my DS gets if things aren't cleaned up before DH gets home, or if a toy breaks by accident - my DH thinks that there are no real accidents if you "take proper care of your things".  I'm from a large family, so I've gotten him to mellow some over the years, but it can be very stressful on kids living in houses with one extreme or the other. I'm not saying you're  at an extreme, just take a step back and ask yourself how much pressure do you put on the kid to keep everything so clean that he gets upset if it becomes a mess.[/quote]

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