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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm starting to think the people who push really hard for sleep overs are sort of nefarious. Why do you need access to other people's kids?![/quote]

No, it’s just people who remember them fondly and support that for their kids. It was a really big part of 80s/90s culture. Even my parents, who were extremely overprotective when I was a teen, let me go to basically random people’s houses for slumber parties. I would never do that. I also don’t enjoy the crabby child I need to deal with post sleepover. But I get why other parents like the idea. [/quote]

I agree with this but have also found that the people who like them fall into one of two categories: parents of only children who want them to have the experience of overnights with a same-aged kid (I get this) or people with fairly low standard for supervision who see it as an opportunity to have their kids entertained and get a break. The second category I am basically never letting host my kids. I don't trust people like that to supervise adequately when kids are little like mine are now and I DEFINITELY won't trust them when their kids are old enough to sneak out and drink or hook up. The one family I am thinking of has too many kids, a mean dog, and a DH with a drinking problem. Hell no I'm not giving you overnight access to my 8 year old. [/quote]

They sound awful. Why do you allow your kid to even be friends with someone from that kind of family?![/quote]

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