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Policy statement: kids at our house
Apr. 7th, 2005 08:25 pmThis came up earlier today, so I thought I'd stick it in an lj post where I can point to it when we're having a party or whatever.
If you are welcome at our house, your children are welcome at our house.
I really can't think of any general exceptions to that rule. If you have horrible, horrible children who deliberately break everything they see and get into other people's bedrooms and otherwise misbehave, I'll probably be more than a little annoyed with you as their parents, too. (There are always extenuating circumstances. Medical conditions, children who have been living with other parents who have different standards for behavior, whatever.)
( More detail on child visitors )
I think that's it. Basically, we're pretty fond of a lot of kids, and that turns out to mean that we are ourselves around them. Mostly they end up having a good time here, I think. We have a good time having them here, so it all works out.
If you are welcome at our house, your children are welcome at our house.
I really can't think of any general exceptions to that rule. If you have horrible, horrible children who deliberately break everything they see and get into other people's bedrooms and otherwise misbehave, I'll probably be more than a little annoyed with you as their parents, too. (There are always extenuating circumstances. Medical conditions, children who have been living with other parents who have different standards for behavior, whatever.)
( More detail on child visitors )
I think that's it. Basically, we're pretty fond of a lot of kids, and that turns out to mean that we are ourselves around them. Mostly they end up having a good time here, I think. We have a good time having them here, so it all works out.
