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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD is having a sleepover for her 8th birthday.  It was totally her idea and I warned her that not everyone (whether girls or parents) are comfortable with sleepovers.  She understands so I let her have it.  I e-mailed all the parents of the invited girls, separately from the actual invitation, and said if anyone isn't comfortable or doesnt do sleepovers, they should plan on picking up at 9 when the movie is over.  About a third chose this option which is about what I expected.  I let my DD go to sleepovers with families I know well but, I also respect other people's choices.  Some kids are not emotionally ready for sleepovers, some parents are not comfortable with the idea (for many reasons as listed above) and it is what it is.    [/quote]

You're very reasonable.  I agree with everything you said.  However, I do feel a little bad for the kids who are ready for sleepovers (and want to have them) whose parents are anti-sleepover for (what appear to me) to be paranoid, irrational reasons.  Whether it's that they had a bad experience with a sleepover as a kid (projecting your own childhood onto your kid is not a great parenting technique) or think their kid will be abused (due diligence is appropriate, but paranoia can be debilitating) or whatever nutty reason they've created in their own heads - as you say, it is what it is, and it's not my place to argue with them, but it's a shame.  [/quote]

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