I made the mistake of letting them come in my house yesterday to play and they were loud, obnoxious, and made a huge mess. My daughter is four and they are 2, 7 and 10. I let them come in because they are really the only friends my daughter has to play with, but they are horrible children. I had to tell them to stop jumping on my bed and go play somewhere else like four times before they stopped, and then that acted like I was the biggest meanie in the world even though I let them eat my pickles and watch movies in my living room which they trashed. ARGH! Their parents are creepy redneck hicks so I avoid talking to them whenever possible.

Phew, I don't think I could deal with all those kids at once :no: If they can't reasonably respect the rules of your house, I would speak to their redneck parents or just tell the kids that if they can't behave- they won't be allowed over again.

Sigh. I know. I'm such a pushover with other people's kids though because I don't want their parents coming over here demanding to know why I was mean to them or something.

Sigh. I know. I'm such a pushover with other people's kids though because I don't want their parents coming over here demanding to know why I was mean to them or something.

remember Nancy Reagan and "Just say No!"

when they want to come over, say no! make up some excuse why. Which I guess I am a bad neighbor. I dont have any interest in any of the neighbors. if I wasnt married I would put bars on the windows and blacken the window out.
each to their own :)

Sigh. I know. I'm such a pushover with other people's kids though because I don't want their parents coming over here demanding to know why I was mean to them or something.

Mosquito, it doesn't sound like the parents have much control if their kids are acting crazy at someone else's house. Don't think you're being mean, just enforcing your own rules. It's not as though you're yelling at them or bullying them. When we've had someone else's kids behaving badly, I just tell them that's not what we do in our house and that I'd like them to listen to me when I say "no" or "please don't do that".

If the kid's parents don't like how you do things in your house, they won't allow their kids over anymore, right? You have the authority to decide what goes on in your house even if the kids think you're a meanie. Good Luck!