Hi all, we are enduring one if these at the moment. I have called a halt to multiple friends sleeping over due to awfulness - girls shrieking/giggling/arguing/crying in the wee small hours - it is now limited to one friend at a time. What I would like to know is this - is is usual/normal for teen DD and friend to disappear upstairs for hours and hours, rolling their eyes in a "pissoff" manner at any adult that dares to ask if they want anything, then only appearing downstairs to eat a shed-load of carbs - pizza, chips, garlic bread and all the rest of the chocolate cake that was for tomorrow, then disappear upstairs again to do makeovers (smeared results left on the clean sheets and pillowcases) and watch terrifying films? They then will only come downstairs after DH and self have gone to bed. Generally, with about 3 minutes notice, the friend disappears the next morning with a glazed look after I have made a belated effort to "engage" with the poor girl.
I really like my teen DDs friends, and can chat happily with them in other situations, but they seem to become social pariahs once there is a sleepover in motion.
Is it just me, or am I doing something wrong?