alice

I feel I have a very different approach to the majority in this group. I feel that if you are willing to host then you have to accept that some things may get broken. We don’t place huge value on material possessions, and if toys were broken then I would encourage my kids to say “oh well, it was just a toy”. My kids each have special comforters and I stop guests from touching those by saying “that’s x’s special toy, let’s not touch that”.

Having said this, I do get annoyed with wanton destruction and will tell kids to go and play outside!