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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. My rule is I’ll feed one extra but any more than that usually not. They can go out and get food and ask their parents for money. Or they can eat ramen (I usually have something like that handy).

They don’t usually expect to be fed, either. [/quote]

So if two friends show up, you will feed one of those friends but not the other one. Got it. Totally normal. You must have a lot of friends. [/quote]

lol. I thought it was obvious that I meant I would include one extra kid in dinner, but if it’s more than that (it’s often an extra 4 plus kids) I did not provide dinner for any friends.

Whatever I planned for dinner for a family of 4 can usually accommodate a family of 5, but more than that usually means something else has to be made/bought.

I have a lot of friends, thanks for asking. I think most of you have never been the hangout house. [/quote]

If you are send teens away rather than feeding meals, I’m skeptical that you are actually the teen hang out house.

I don’t know parents who are so wedded to their dinner plans that they don’t improvise, pulls stuff out of freezer, etc for more guests.[/quote]

Not PP but really?? You don’t know people who buy 4 steaks expecting to feed 4 people? Or plan to make something but can double it easily with freezer food? If I have no dinner plan then of course I can order pizza but I often do have specific dinner ingredients for the few nights a week I cook. [/quote]

I am the PP who regularly has 5-6 kids at my house and am definitely the hang out house (not only because we have food....) I don't scrap my dinner plans when I feed them. I might cook 2 of the steaks for DH and I and freeze the other 2/save them for fajitas the next day/whatever. Whatever I make (if I cook vs delivery) for the teens is VERY simple/easy/quick. Yes, there have been a few times when we have said no (celebratory dinner, something I can't alter/freeze/etc, not feeling up to having a bunch of kids) and a cheerful "Sorry, guys, can't do dinner over here tonight, we are celebrating Larla's dad's birthday/I had a rough day at work and exhausted/whatever!  Have a great night and we look forward to seeing you soon!" Kids get it. They understand when there is a reason...vs an excuse.[/quote]

I agree.  I am the one who posted above that I would do it for my youngest and not my oldest.  My oldest has friends over all the time.  I feed them all the time.  So, if there is a day when feeding them was hard because we were tired from vacation and the fridge and freezer were empty, saying “not today” would be fine.  They’re not going to abandon us as a the house for hanging out because of one “not today”, and for us budget is an issue.[/quote]

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