SOOO Aggravating!

[sonew123]

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Me too!

Neither of us really wanted the unexpected drop in today and the fact that they stayed 8 hours had us both passing each other and whispering UGH to each other. I had no problem eating a steak in front of them either. Sara was going to give the dad HER steak. I said HELL NO!!!! Put it in the fridge, I'll make a salad tomorrow, we already cooked 2 hot dogs for him.

They came back today already? good grief Deb get the gun out!

thats just rude rude rude! I would tell them to call ahead from now on as the rest of your Summer is extremly hectic and you will not be home NEARLY as much as we "were" this past weekend!

ps GO KEN GO!!!!

 

[Marshmallow Man]

I have 5 kids that are all very well behaved in public. They don't get spanked either. I know what you're talking about though. A lot of parents have some really bad parenting skills. Out of the 5 we have a 7 year old girl that absolutely loves poultry. She sits with our turkeys for hours and we always use her for moving chickens around. She is very good at catching them and pick9ing them up without hurting them. She would love to hang out with the chickens as well as the turkeys but our rooster is pretty aggressive to kids. He has tried being aggressive to DW. She snags him and hangs him upside down and pets his chest. He gets humiliated and stalks away.

 

[BWKatz]

Pooor little roo.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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DH and I have faked having to go to town! We say well I hate to cut this short guys but we have plans-we'll get together another time and then I say goodbye-look at Dh and tell him Im getting ready and he has 10 minutes to do the same! Usually the "guests" are gone by then but if not we push them out the door and get into our car behind them-make a turn to go the opposite direction-and drive for 5 mintes and turn around and go home! Have had to do this a few times in 15 years an usually after doing it once to certain folks it's the last time we have to do it.

Are adults with the kids, or are y'all kid-sitting? If the later, round everyone up and drive them home--let them call their folks right before y'all head out. This has been the method of choice with youngest DS and friends (or should I say all of us parents?) There is usually an approximate ending time stated at the beginning of hte get togethre, but it is usually flexible (based upon host parents' needs and wants.

If the adults are there too, I would suggest rounding everyone up to head to the local ____ for dinner, making sure they take their car and y'all take your own. Going there, it doesn't matter who the kids ride with, but once you're finished eating, you load up the kids you want to take home and leave.

Since you already put food on to cook, you might want to have the grill run out of gas or charcoal...then you HAVE to eat out...

edited to add: if the parents insist on treating y'all to dinner, feel free to take them up on it

 

[heatherindeskies]

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You are my HERO!!!!!!

 

[debilorrah]

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DH and I have faked having to go to town! We say well I hate to cut this short guys but we have plans-we'll get together another time and then I say goodbye-look at Dh and tell him Im getting ready and he has 10 minutes to do the same! Usually the "guests" are gone by then but if not we push them out the door and get into our car behind them-make a turn to go the opposite direction-and drive for 5 mintes and turn around and go home! Have had to do this a few times in 15 years an usually after doing it once to certain folks it's the last time we have to do it.

Are adults with the kids, or are y'all kid-sitting? If the later, round everyone up and drive them home--let them call their folks right before y'all head out. This has been the method of choice with youngest DS and friends (or should I say all of us parents?) There is usually an approximate ending time stated at the beginning of hte get togethre, but it is usually flexible (based upon host parents' needs and wants.

If the adults are there too, I would suggest rounding everyone up to head to the local ____ for dinner, making sure they take their car and y'all take your own. Going there, it doesn't matter who the kids ride with, but once you're finished eating, you load up the kids you want to take home and leave.

Since you already put food on to cook, you might want to have the grill run out of gas or charcoal...then you HAVE to eat out...

edited to add: if the parents insist on treating y'all to dinner, feel free to take them up on it

I don't babysit. Ever. All our kids are young adults and that is quite enough to deal with thank you very much.

 

[sonew123]

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DH and I have faked having to go to town! We say well I hate to cut this short guys but we have plans-we'll get together another time and then I say goodbye-look at Dh and tell him Im getting ready and he has 10 minutes to do the same! Usually the "guests" are gone by then but if not we push them out the door and get into our car behind them-make a turn to go the opposite direction-and drive for 5 mintes and turn around and go home! Have had to do this a few times in 15 years an usually after doing it once to certain folks it's the last time we have to do it.

Are adults with the kids, or are y'all kid-sitting? If the later, round everyone up and drive them home--let them call their folks right before y'all head out. This has been the method of choice with youngest DS and friends (or should I say all of us parents?) There is usually an approximate ending time stated at the beginning of hte get togethre, but it is usually flexible (based upon host parents' needs and wants.

If the adults are there too, I would suggest rounding everyone up to head to the local ____ for dinner, making sure they take their car and y'all take your own. Going there, it doesn't matter who the kids ride with, but once you're finished eating, you load up the kids you want to take home and leave.

Since you already put food on to cook, you might want to have the grill run out of gas or charcoal...then you HAVE to eat out...

edited to add: if the parents insist on treating y'all to dinner, feel free to take them up on it

Adults are with the kids-I dont babysit really ever. If I do its my nieces or nephews-never friends kids. Well I take that back. My DD's have friends spend the night but they are 12-15 so it's not babysitting it's entertainment for me-bunch of geeky great girls! Id love to go to dinner that often but the funds wont let me LOL...now If I was told I was being treated..shoot Ill drive all of you there! haha