The cutting play date guest 🙄

[Ledkr]

Anyone else has one of these?
Over the years I've had many.
Todays 7 year old.

Your house is MUCH smaller than ours.

Don't you have a piano?

Why is the basin so small in here (downstairs loo)

I felt quite judged. 😂

She did at least eat what I have her which is unusual.

Not ours, but reported to us by friends:

"Mummy! They don't have a boot room!"

Ds2 has a lovely friend who has been having a really hard time lately, taken out of his parents care, living with gran etc. The first time he came to ours he was incredibly upset when it was time to go home. He told me his heart hurt and he wanted to live at my house and be ds2's new brother

We had a 9 yr old girl round once who got in my car outside school and immediately announced "Just so you know, I don't eat vegetarian food".

I asked if she ate pizza and chips and she gave me the face and said "yeah" in a tone of voice that implied I was some sort of village idiot.

When DS was 9, I drove his playdate to our house, who told me his Dad had the same car as me.
‘Oh really?’
‘Yeah, but it’s the top-spec one, not basic like this one. He’d NEVER buy a basic one like this’’ ha!
And DD’s friend was telling me about her other friend who lives in a village just outside the city, so I replied, “like us then?”
“No, her house is MUCH bigger. Your house is really small”
Savage

My neighbour's (but one) daughter absolutely loves my house for some unknown reason! She often wanders in the kitchen to talk to me if the back door is open and she's heard my children in the garden. Luckily I'm friends with them so it's not a problem.

My 10yo sister likes to tell me every single time she's here how messy my house is. It's not even that bad! I think it's because my mum always makes comments.

Ive had 'i know why your house is so messy. You arent coping' from a 5 year old. I did wondered who he heard say that. It wasnt even that messy!

My dm likes to remind me of when I was little and I went to visit my great aunt.
She had a labroudor type dog (not sure of the exact breed but from memory that's what it was) we had 2 dogs at home and despite that we never had dog hair and I piped up and said "wow your carpet is covered in dog hairs"
My dm was mortified.

I went to a house party once, and my 'friend' said to the host 'you can't really call it a house party as it isn't a real full house'
It was a bungalow!

Arrived home via utility room which housed the dog. Child guest doesn't have a dog. I admit it smelt doggy. Child guest aged 6: GOD IT STINKS IN HERE! 😂

DS1 had a friend round 5yo they were out playing in the tree house. Friend came in and said “I’m tired now please can we play on the tablet”.

I said sorry we don’t have a tablet for children.

He looked at me and after a moment said “oh I didn’t know you were poor, DS can come and have a go on mine next time”

Which was really very kind of him!

We live in a flat and most of the children who have been round have commented. I tend to just laugh. They usually say “where’s the rest of your house?” Or “where’s the playroom/dining room?” Or “where’s the back door?” I see as educational for them. They are fascinated by the idea of another family living underneath us but you can’t see them or go down into their flat. One said “I want to go and play in the garden now”. We back onto the park, so I told her we are lucky on our road because we all have the park instead of a garden!

The one that really amused me was the child who had been here half an hour then said “but where is DD’s brother?” They were 6 and good friends so she must have known she doesn’t have one! Response “so you don’t have to share your toys?”... suddenly the tiny flat didn’t seem so bad after all!....

My DD’s best friend comments every time she gets in my car how messy it is - she is right though so I can’t argue really. “Why don’t you tidy it up?” She said. I replied with the truth “I’m too busy and I can’t be bothered”.

DD has a 'friend' with a stuck up mum who I am sort of friends with. (We didn't realise what they were like at first so we just try and be polite but distant now). This girl once came in to my house and said in a very smug sneery voice "Why did you waste your money on such a small TV when you could have got a big one like ours?" I was and the TV was normal size too! She is always commenting on other people's cars and possessions etc and is unfortunately very hard to like.

I’ve had “how come your car is so small?” From a kid whose mum drives one of those Porsche 4x4s. Also “where’s your playroom?”.
What grinds my gears to an irrational degree however are the ones who pile their plates super high with food and then eat none of it- parties particularly bad for Brexit style stockpiling of small sandwiches etc.

When I was about 14 I had a friend come over to my house (3 bed terrace) and ask me if my house made me feel sad.

She then proceeded to tell me that I should channel that sadness into studying extra hard for the exams so this won’t be my life forever!!

6yo friend of ds came to our house for the first time, pulled this face and said 'what have you been doing in here?'

It wasn't that messy! But I have since discovered that his mum is a bit of a neat freak.

DD went to private prep school and actually I was expecting a lot worse when her school friends came round to our house which is terraced and not fancy at all. The worst I heard was 'oh I've never seen a washing machine in the kitchen before'...Glad it's all over now and she has more down-to-earth friends in her current school!

My dd2 invited a friend for tea from primary school. This child was the super anxious child of "professional" parents who always let you know how important they were, with endless lists of rules and regulations should anyone visit their home. I always knew I didn't pass muster, but it wasn't their dd's fault.

It had gone rather quiet, so I went upstairs quietly to see what was going on to find friend in my bedroom taking my knickers and bras out of my draw and looking at them. She wasn't even embarassed. She coolly looked at me and said "mummy doesn't like you".

It’s my dd who makes these comments in people’s houses. She has no filter whatsoever and just blurts out what ever comes into her head no matter how inappropriate. I spend my life cringing about what comes out of her mouth.
Despite our house being pretty average I remember one of ds friends at about 11 announcing “wow your toilet is really fancy” we had a soft close toilet seat!

elsie did you tell her to get out of your room. I think I would have been livid.

We used to live in a smallish flat. DD then 6 had a friend who came and looked round and then eventually said "I'm really sorry was it the wind"... I was very puzzled until she added "the top of your house is missing"

"Why are you posh but live in a council house?". 11 yo friend of DD. Ghastly child, manipulative and light fingered.

(i.e. why don't you have a utility room...)

People kill themselves in terraced houses.

the absolute winner

But joke aside, why would you stop inviting a little kid because you are a bit miffed about the comments? They are kids, they have no filter and most of the comments are genuine question for them.

Don't forget that your kids probably came up with similar gems in other people's house!

We’ve had “do you know your house smells of dog”, and “did you know you live in a poor area”.