I have three children of my own - aged 9, 6 and 4 and this afternoon had two of their friends around to play in the garden.
Then my neighbour's 9 year old son asked if he could come to play as well. He's a very sensible boy and a really good influence on my stroppy 9 year old son - so he came to play as well.
Then his nightmare 5 year old brother came a knocking as well. Given that I was outside hoovering my car and not able to adequately supervise him (he and my 6 year old son have a love-hate relationship) I said no, sorry.
My 6 year old son struggles with friendships as he's ADHD and this other little boy is very spoiled and babied by his parents and is a complete nightmare.
Was I mean? Frankly I thought 6 children were enough!