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Should I go and check? I guess some parents wouldn't let them be in a different room from adult supervision at all. They are having a scary monster film fest, and I am pretty certain that the worst that is going on is a lot of giggling and excess eating of haribos.
My daughter and her mates are remarkably well behaved compared to me at a similar age. But then again she hangs out with boys her age as opposed to traipsing around love struck after a bunch of musicians as I may have been doing at sixteen.... They don't often drink, whereas nights out watching bands in dark bars were a regular occurrence by the time I was doing my A-Levels. Probably why I ballsed them up. I think the clamp down on underage drinking means it is no longer enough just to stick on a bit of extra make-up and flirt with the doorman to get into the pub.
What I think is brilliant is that she has lots of boys who are just mates. I went to an all girl school, and it took me a few years to view boys as anything other than a scary different species. Once I got over my fear it turned out I generally found them easier to get on with than girls. No bitchiness to contend with.
Anyway- I have pottered off topic- should I be up there instigating a one foot on the floor at all times policy? Or measuring distances between differing sexes with a ruler? Or should I just trust them?
I trust them. But I might just pop my frankly embarrassing 'cool and groovy mum' hat on and go and see if anyone wants a drink or something. Just as a polite hostess, not because I want an excuse to just make sure there is no hanky panky....
I am new to this teenage gathering lark, what would you do?
I'm pretty sure you can still have sex with one foot on the floor, so that rule would probably only be giving them a challenge!
ReplyDeleteHaha that's very true, I always thought that when I heard people's parents had that rule!
DeleteYou have younger children!! Use them woman! If I'm even slightly unsure, one of the cute younger brothers happens to here me wondering where big brother is........spy brother is activated! Always works Haha x
ReplyDeleteYou have younger children!! Use them woman! If I'm even slightly unsure, one of the cute younger brothers happens to here me wondering where big brother is........spy brother is activated! Always works Haha x
ReplyDeleteYou have younger children!! Use them woman! If I'm even slightly unsure, one of the cute younger brothers happens to here me wondering where big brother is........spy brother is activated! Always works Haha x
ReplyDeleteI have a sister 7 years younger than I, and she was very effective at stopping any naughty behaviour. She constantly charged in my room!
ReplyDeleteI recommend calling up to see if they want drinks and if they say yes you can happily take them in and check those distances. Show you trust them and wierdly it works better as a deterent as they feel the trust and don't want to break it.
Make clear any rules though!
Good luck!