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[quote=Anonymous]Growing up the hang out houses had a few things in common. 1. Walkable from junior high and high school 2. Can walk from the house to a few other things - ice cream or pizza, library, movie theater. This made it a staging place to meet up before a movie or after a school event. 3. Parents that were around but not intrusive. I was not allowed to go to houses with no adults home. The best moms were around but didn’t insert themselves into conversations. A good example is the poster who said she doesn’t comment when her kids’ friends swear. 4. A semi-private space to congregate - a basement, rec room, screened porch 5. Parents who have a few common sense rules but don’t get uptight. My mom was super uptight always hovering - so we rarely hung out. My mom is anxious and always worrying that something will get broken or messy. My friends called my house “the museum” because they were scared to touch anything. [/quote]
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