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to expect my house NOT to be trashed at a sleepover

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SparklyBauble · 16/12/2008 20:00

marshmallows/chocolate face pack stuck in the carpets and bedding (cannot get the bloody stuff out), black nail varnish over the walls, shredder emptied all over the house, squirty cream/shaving foam everywhere and DS's bed broken when they jumped on it!!!!

DD's (12) birthday over the weekend and I am still finding sticky bits all over the place. She only had 3 friends over and I warned her that I wanted her to act grown up for once . Of course, it was'nt her, it was her friends, she instigated the 'see how far we can spit coke' contest though. They decided to empty the shredder at 1.00am at which point we sent them to bed (had to shout at them at 4.00am to shut up!). They had loads to do but did not even find the time to watch the Angus Snogging movie I bought specially so were'nt bored, just acted like teenage yobs!

Even had two boys aged 11 and 14 knocking on our door at 10.00am saying they had been invited (apparently one of the girls had called her boyfriend to come over, as if we woud have let them in ). Seriously worried about the new friends DD has made at secondary school (though this would be a good way of meeting them - glad I did now).

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SparklyBauble · 16/12/2008 20:07

That should have been 10.00pm not 10.00am and it was pouring with rain - good knows how the 11 year olds (or the 14 year olds) parents could have let him go out.

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wideratthehips · 16/12/2008 20:09

first bit is a bit annoying...the other stuff sounds too far...nail varnish on the walls???? really disrespectful.get her to do major tidying up grovelling and then move on.

things can get out of hand when you get really hyper with your friends

LoveMyGirls · 16/12/2008 20:14

I would have sent them home if they behaved like that in my house, shockingly bad behaviour!

stillthinkinaboutit · 16/12/2008 20:23

i wouldnt say it is unreasonable for you to expect your house to be un-trashed after a sleepover. its normal to expect a bit of mess and perhaps a fair bit of late night chatting amongst girls especially. however i would expect my 12yr old to be respectful of my house and not let things get out of hand. i certainly wouldnt allow another sleepover if that was the result an i'd certainly give a reasonable consequence. think too many kids show lack of respect these days for what their parents have worked bluddy hard to provide for them.

AnyFuckerForAMincePie · 16/12/2008 20:28

that'll learn ya !

I only ever had one sleepover for my dd, when she was 8, I vowed never again.

One of the little monsters angels decided she was going to run away after a girly tiff, and just hared out of the house. Great eh, when I was bloody responsible for her. I ended up dragging her back to the house by the scruff of her nectk, fully expecting to be charged with assault!

My dd (now 13) is allowed a max of 2 friends (that I know are sensible), absolutely any mess is not tolerated and midnight is the limit for chatting.

compo · 16/12/2008 20:32

yanbu
painting the walls with nail varnish is toddler behaviousr not 12 yr old behaviour
I would ground and ban sleepovers for the foreseeabe future

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