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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are little but I also want to be this house and have already kind of started to work that way. My house was like this growing up too so I'd say a combo of

1) Hands off. And I don't think this means letting kids drink the basement just like, not lingering and letting them hang out without interrupting constantly. But you also need to be a place other kids are allowed to come over, so you need to be somewhat responsible

2) Being interested in the kids and their lives when they are around. I know all the kids around us and talk to them and they feel comfortable talking to me. I talk to them on their level. So I'm not up in their business but they're happy to see me when they do.

3) Food, always have food around, and like fun appealing foods. We're the people pulling out popsicles in July or making extra hot dogs or whatever. Cutting the watermelon and sharing with the neighborhood.

4) Fun things. I am the person that splurges on the ridiculous costco waterslide thing for $150 and we have the tree swing and just like, our house is fun. It is full of fun things.

[b]5) Have a lot of kids (at least 2, more like 3-5). If you have a pack in the school they're more likely to be known as 'the smith pack'[/b] and then you have multiple generations of friends rolling through. [/quote]

WTAF is this kind of advice?? NO ONE needs five kids, just so their family can be known as "the smith pack" and be the hangout house.

FFS some of you have taken leave of your senses...[/quote]

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