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are the friends of my kids parents going to hate this?

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tatt · 02/03/2007 22:18

my daughter wants to have a sleepover with her friends on her birthday. It is a tradition that a family friend stays with us on the kids birthdays. The only choices for him to sleep are upstairs in her bedroom or downstairs - and the girls will be in the living room next door.

Would you be upset if your teenage daughter was sleeping in a house with a strange man in the room next door? Should I ask him to sleep upstairs, even though he'd have to sleep in a cabin bed? It is a full size cabin bed. I feel he may be a bit insulted if I do ask but that the girls parents may be unhappy if I don't.

Should say that we've known this man since we were all young. There's never been any sign of an unhealthy interest in young girls (or boys).

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tatt · 10/03/2007 12:13

think it would be embarrasing for all of them - child and the adults. Feel the same about boys, my son's friends didn't always wear pyjamas at all when younger.

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CODalmighty · 10/03/2007 12:14

id make him come another ngiht fgs

lunavix · 10/03/2007 12:16

If it's her birthday say saturday, could the girls not stay friday night and him saturday night?

CODalmighty · 10/03/2007 12:17

i DONT gett he big deal
i bet he htinkgs " oh farkign hell i haev to ggo to a party of kdis "

Glassofwine · 10/03/2007 12:20

Whilst I know it's ott I wouldn't be too happy if one of my dd's had a sleepover where another man was staying. I know it's ridiculous, but that's how I feel. I'd suggest he come a different day.

tatt · 11/03/2007 08:47

he's coming for the weekend because I won't ask him not to come after all these years. It's over 150 miles so I won't ask him to stay one night. But I have asked him to sleep upstairs. If any of the parents find that odd then maybe their kids won't come next time. I'm not going to point out he'll be around, he's less of a problem than a teenage boy would be.

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