Would you let your child’s friend come over to your house if their mother was a drug addict?
March 19th, 2010
She showed up at my sons birhtday party strung out.
I know the it’s not the child’s fault and she is a very well behaved and well mannered, but I am affaid that something may happen if her mother shows up to my house while she is high.
My kids do not go over to her house at all unless we are picking up the child and then either me or my husband are with them the whole time.
Hon, half of my class has drug addicted parents. I think it’s a very good idea, because they would meet a respectable, clean, and safe adult.
I try to hold people accountable for only that which they can control
Why should the child be punished for the sins of the parent?
I would because that child might be in need of some luv and attention and maybe even a warm meal, and that child really isnt guilty of anything.
Certainly, in fact if I liked the child in general I would be very forthcoming with my offers to have him or her round to spend time at our house. I hate to think of a child growing up in that environment, and the less time they spend there the better. I would not however allow my child to go around to their house.
I would rather have the kids at my house than at the addict’s home. It’s probably even nicer for the child seeing a normal home environment verses their’s.
It depends on how the children are.. What manners do they have?? In my opinion i would so i they could see the example that my family and my children have so that they would grow up maybe wanting to be different then their parents.
Yes, but I would supervise their activities closely because who knows what that kid has been exposed to. Never let your child be at their residence, ride in their vehicle or anything similar……Show love for the friend and invite them to do things but DO NOT let your child stay the night there……you will regret it!
I agree with the others. It is unfair to hold the child accountable for their parent’s activities.
I do agree with someone else that the kids should be supervised though. If the mom is an addict, chances are the kid has been exposed to behaviors that may not be appropriate in your home. But if something like that does happen, I would just try to explain its not appropriate rather than not letting the kid come back.
I am kinda of the feeling that if the mom is a drug addict, it could do the kid good to have some friends with a “normal” family.
Yes. And have done.
It’s not the child’s fault.