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Your opinion please?

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curiosity · 15/12/2006 17:36

Hypothetical situation.

Younger children away with mum over the weekend, older child (12) at home with DH.

Older child invites friend to a party, which he's going to with DH.

Friends since reception, now at different high schools. Parents have become friends, socialising occasionally.

Question:

Would you invite older child to stay overnight so that they spend part of Sunday together too.

As the other parent, would you allow your 12 year old son to stay overnight with his friend, and his father, without mum being there?

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hana · 15/12/2006 17:37

yes i would
where's the problem?

happybiggirl · 15/12/2006 17:37

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WigWamBam · 15/12/2006 17:38

If I knew the parents then yes, I'd allow that. Can't see the problem really.

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DizzyBinterWonderland · 15/12/2006 17:38

are you the friend's mum? are you meaning is it a problem they are in the house with the dad only, and not the mum?

flutturkey · 15/12/2006 17:38

yes, why do you ask?

hana · 15/12/2006 17:39

i think you are the mum whose son has been invited over to sleep at his friend's place, but his own mum won't be home....true?

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curiosity · 15/12/2006 18:03

It's hypothetical.

I'm the mum of the boy who will be at home with his dad, but because something's cropped up, we never arranged it.

It just made me wonder what other people thought.

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jalopy · 15/12/2006 18:41

If I knew the other child's parents well, I wouldn't see it as a problem.

PortAndLemonaid · 15/12/2006 18:42

Yes, and yes.

serenitynightholynight · 15/12/2006 19:28

Yes, I'd have no worries at all.

Hallgerda · 15/12/2006 21:48

I wouldn't, but only because I find that after a few hours friendships can get rather strained, and I really don't want to do sleepovers. I would not be worried about my son being alone overnight with the friend and his father.

colditz · 15/12/2006 21:50

Yes and yes

poinsettydog · 15/12/2006 22:05

Yes I would.

7swansaswimmingup · 15/12/2006 22:07

yes
yes

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curiosity · 16/12/2006 02:19

Good!

Thanks for responding.

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