bday party/sleepover dec, son mad at me

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Registered: 03-27-2003
bday party/sleepover dec, son mad at me
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Fri, 12-03-2004 - 3:35pm
Hello, I need others input even though I've already made my decision. DS (9) is invited to a birthday party/sleepover at a neighbors house. There will only be 3 or 4 other kids there. DS has a busy day tomorrow (9:00 am) basketball game and afternoon Church christmas program practice. The last few sleepovers he's been to (including his own birthday one), they are up well into the morning, and I had a very defiant/crabby kid on my hands the next day! I told him he could stay at tonights party until 9:30 p.m. and we would have a sleepover with birthday child during Christmas break to make up for it. He is very mad at me but I have to set limits. This is ok with birthday kids mom. I know DS just doesn't want to feel left out, but in my opinion, we paid good money for him to be in this basketball league and don't want to see it wasted b/c he's too tired to play. I feel lately i've given in to every whim under the son. These kids are over all the time at our house anyway after school playing video games, so it's not like they don't see each other. Just thought I'd share. He is acting more and more like a teenager every day! Ann
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Registered: 01-06-2004
Fri, 12-03-2004 - 5:34pm
Can you ask the sleepover mom to have him in bed by a certain time that way he can stay with his friend at his house for the night?
That way he gets what he wants and you get a well rested kid the next day?
Just an idea.


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