The boys (2) will be sleeping outside in the tent and the girls (3) will be sleeping upstairs in her room. My bedroom window looks out over the tent. Should I stand guard all night?
2006-06-16 12:18:10 · 26 answers · asked by Dellajoy 6 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
My bedroom is next to the girls' room. They will be inside, not in a tent. It is the boys outside in a tent.
2006-06-16 12:26:56 · update #1
Yes all parents are aware it is co-ed. The only ones who met me or phoned me about it were the boys' dads.
It is now 1:10 am here and they have watched 2 DVDs and are tired and getting ready for sleep. I will stay up for awhile.
2006-06-16 17:19:31 · update #2
I THINK BEFORE THIS SLEEPOVER HAPPEN'S YOU NEED TO TALK TO YOUR DAUGHTER AND LET HER KNOW WHAT YOU EXSPECT OF HER IF SHE GIVE YOU ANY REASON WHY SHE WON'T MEET YOUR EXSPECTATION'S THEN LET HER KNOW IT WON'T HAPPEN.ALSO LET HER KNOW IF SHE MAKE'S A MISTAKE THEN THERE WILL COME A TIME WHEN SHE REALLY WONNA DO SOMETHING OR GO SOMEWHERE AND SHE CAN'T GO THEN SHE WILL THINK ABOUT HER MISTAKE AND WISH IT NEVER HAPPENED CAUSE I KNOW SHE KNOW'S RIGHT FROM WRONG IN ORDER TO BE TRUSTED SHE HAS TO EARN THAT TRUST AND NEVER GIVE YOU A REASON NOT TO TRUST HER.
2006-06-16 13:03:53 · answer #1 · answered by CHRIS T 1 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Yes you should stand guard all night and have a great big flood light aimed at the boy's tent and an ear piercing alarm that will go off if any of the girls so much as open the bedroom door and/or window. And a bull horn just in case someone tries to leave their sleeping quarters. You can bellow out, "JUST WHERE THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?"
2006-06-16 12:33:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
C'mon mom, the girls are not going to sleep upstairs, they are going to sneak into the tent & play "doctor".
Are you trying to be your daughter's "friend" or the "cool mom" by having this coed sleep over? Are you a few crayons short of a full box? You must really need your daughter's acceptance because any mother in their right mind will not be hostessing a coed sleepover!!!
2006-06-16 13:08:09 · answer #3 · answered by bigern1977 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, well you've gotten a gluttony of responses about what a very silly idea this was, so I won't pile on. You certainly should NOT go to bed - and this isn't about you trusting your daughter, it's about you NOT trusting the boys. Even better would be taking the advice of someone above me and send the boys home at bedtime.
To save face, you could let the boys stay and hang out with your daughter and her girlfriends...obviously your trying to be a "cool parent" (I can't think of any other reason you would do this), so be one - plan some activities and hang with them.
Might also help if someone can be cleaning a shotgun when the boys arrived! My father-in-law was cleaning his when I first met him and it kept me honest till the wedding night!
2006-06-16 12:41:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
U shouldnt stay up all night looking out for her and her friends but u can listen for her if she trys to sneak out of the house to go to the Tent where the Boys are..... Just keep a sharp eye on the boys and the Gurls.....
2006-06-16 12:23:28 · answer #5 · answered by Brittney 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My instinct as a parent is to say "Absolutely not!!!" But my best friend from the time that I was 3 up until now is a boy. We had sleepovers when we were little and continued to crash at each others houses through high school. Our parents were okay with it.. as they knew nothing was going on. I think something like this is completely situational. I was allowed to sleep at my friend's house but was not allowed to sleep over at my boyfriend's house. My parents and I both knew the difference.. I would venture to say that since you are having to convince everyone that nothing is going on and emphasize that he is wearing a purity ring (which means nothing... I wore one and had sex before I was married...) that it probably isn't the best idea.
2016-05-19 21:53:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't care how much you trust your daughter I think it is a bad idea.Did you inform the other parents it is a co-ed sleepover? I am surprised that other parents would think that this is a good idea.If no other parent has had a co-ed sleepover there is probably a good reason why.Whose idea was this?As the parent you don't have to be cool you are the boss.
2006-06-16 15:49:23 · answer #7 · answered by gussie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Yes! Yes! Unless you have an abundance of hot wire that you can wrap around the boys tent, two feet away and six feet high.
2006-06-16 12:27:35 · answer #8 · answered by nosaminej 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No just sleep in the same room I was 15 once and I know what was on my mind all the time
2006-06-16 12:22:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear LORD, are you kidding me??? I'm sorry, but maybe your daughter is a good girl....but even 10 years ago, 15 was a popular time to lose your virginity. I think makin g your presense known as least every half hour should deter them from doing inappropriate things....good luck!
2006-06-16 12:28:24 · answer #10 · answered by 4in5yearsMom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Defiantly a bad idea to start with. You should defiantly stand guard because if something happens with the kids then all blame will be placed on you.
2006-06-16 12:34:41 · answer #11 · answered by adkfoaiefnafedw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋