Are you the block Mom?

**Cori** · May 21st, 2006, 05:20 PM

Meaning, do all of the kids in the neighborhood seem to migrate to your house on a daily/weekend basis? Do you like this or hate it? If a problem occurs like fighting what do you do? Do you disipline? Or do you just send the kids home?

Erin · May 21st, 2006, 06:40 PM

I was at our old house. Mostly when the kids acted up they would get a warning, if they still acted up I sent them home for the day.

I liked it. I tend to worry when my kids are out, I was much more comfortable with them home.

We're new to this neighborhood so we don't really have any friends coming over just yet.

KelseysMom · May 23rd, 2006, 10:15 PM

NO! granted Kelsey is still young, but I don't want to be- well, I wouldn't mind it, but not in this area. I really don't want her hanging out with kids in this area unless she finds a really good friend with a good family because the majority of kids around here are trouble making brats with parents who DONT care and are on something....

ferrelljoy · February 25th, 2007, 12:38 PM

I was before we moved here. There aren't any kids in the immediate area now. I would just tell them to go home if they were doing something I didn't approve of.

Jamie826 · February 26th, 2007, 05:58 PM

I hope to be when my kids are at that point. . . I'd really like for them to be able to hang out here with their friends, so that i know where they are, and that they're safe. I'd love to have them be that comfortable here, and for their friends to be that comfortable here. My parents house was that house when I was in school, and I LOVED it!!!

rosietrist11 · February 26th, 2007, 06:17 PM

I would hope to be too! Right now, where we live, there are 3 children. My 2 and a 2 week old so it's not going to happen here.

brwnngj · February 26th, 2007, 07:01 PM

I am totally the Block Mom. The whole neighborhood (kids ad adults) migrates to my yard. Helps that we have a ton of stuff for them to do outside. The only thing I am not crazy about is the whole "I'm Hungry" thing. I don't have the money to feed 20 kids on a regular basis.

Kimber · February 26th, 2007, 07:15 PM

I am sort of the block mom. The kids my kids play with know they can play here and I have no problem disciplining them. Most are good kids who listen so it really isn't a big deal. For a while my babysitters (when they still lived here) would come to my house just to hang out. I would rather them all be here, then worrying about where MY kids are.