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In a nutshell, yes, a lot of people think like you. I think like you! I have actively fought to correct myself over the years, knowing in my heart that parents want their children to have friends and don't mind visiting a significantly more modest home than theirs. My friend living in an apartment still hasn't invited me all these years, even though we have lunch together at my house or go out to eat regularly. I can only correct my behavior, not hers or anyone else's.

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Agreed. We don’t ever invite other kids to our house because we are in a townhome and most of the kids at my kids’ schools are in million dollar homes. It sucks and it’s isolating. [/quote]

Life's too short for this! Invite people over! I think my mother thought like this for years and I hated that we never had anyone over. We try to entertain as much as we can, and did so when we lived in a 1BR apartment, and smallish cottage too. People like to be with people. If your home is clean, and your interest in other people is genuine, they will love to be invited over for a meal and conversation. Show your kids what it's like to practice generous hospitality with whatever you have; it's a huge gift to them to learn this from their parents.[/quote]

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