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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Refusing these on principle is bizarre.

My kids have each done one sleepover in their lives, I believe. They're not dating as teens and young adults. And my second did have a yearlong carpool at some point.

But we didn't set off to refuse those things. It just happened that way.

Why don't you live your life in a more organic way? You seem extremely mentally rigid.

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TBH - I see no value in them while my kids are young. There are many other things that I do for the socialization of my kids, so I don't think they are missing anything but dangerous situations. I do not want to normalize these things or distract them from their academics, ECs, traveling and having fun with similar kids.

In my interactions with American families, I have not walked away with feeling that I want them be around my kids when I am not around.  I don't want to  do the detective work to find out what the intentions of people around me are especially when it comes to the safety of my children.

My kids and I do have these discussions all the time, and I feel I will be more comfortable when they are adults and able to have their own boundaries. [/quote]

You seem to not like America or at least have a superior attitude towards Americans. So I am wondering why do you live here if you look down on Americans so much? And if your children are born here, they are Americans. Can’t escape it.[/quote]

Dislike Americans? No. Just some misguided folks with loud voices.

Why am I here? Because you can become wealthy in a few years, educational opportunities, professional opportunities, land and asset ownership opportunities, less pollution and infrastructure. Also, enough diversity and immigrants here  that I can pick and choose the best from many cultures. [/quote]

This attitude is absolutely repugnant. [/quote]

Welcome to America.
Which part of life, liberty, and pursuit of and happiness do you find repugnant? That's what our nation was founded to stand for. [/quote]
Different poster 
“Our” nation lol 
I am an immigrant and neither i nor my friends consider you an American. 
Carry on with your weird beliefs, we aren’t surprised because we know what country you are “really” from 
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DP here. I assure you that the immigrant above doesn't give a single rat's ass about you not considering them American. Not a single Eff given. [/quote]

And it’s fine! We are all entitled to our opinions 
I am pretty sure Americans she is so disdainful of also don’t care much [/quote]

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