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tug of war with difficult child, getting old fast
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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 88898" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>At her age I would be on the phone to the other kids' parents and letting them know that they're not to be hanging out at your house (on the stoop or deck or wherever!) when you are not there and awake to supervise or haven't made arrangements with the other parent in advance. difficult child is too busy entertaining to clean up after herself. Maybe difficult child <em>could</em> work up to having <em>one</em> friend over once or twice a week if she can not only clean up after herself, but pitch in on the house too. Eleven is plenty old enough to load the dishwasher and wipe the counters, or do a load of towels (something that's easy to fold up afterwards). She's not a guest in your house, she's a part of the family. Family pitches in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 88898, member: 99"] At her age I would be on the phone to the other kids' parents and letting them know that they're not to be hanging out at your house (on the stoop or deck or wherever!) when you are not there and awake to supervise or haven't made arrangements with the other parent in advance. difficult child is too busy entertaining to clean up after herself. Maybe difficult child [i]could[/i] work up to having [i]one[/i] friend over once or twice a week if she can not only clean up after herself, but pitch in on the house too. Eleven is plenty old enough to load the dishwasher and wipe the counters, or do a load of towels (something that's easy to fold up afterwards). She's not a guest in your house, she's a part of the family. Family pitches in. [/QUOTE]
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