Am I crazy or is she?

[Doesney]

DD invited a new girl to sleepover this upcoming weekend. By new, I mean someone that has not slept here before. They play well together and seem to always be on the same rec teams in sports. I know the mom fairly well from seeing her around and her coming here to pick up/drop off and vice versa. I really like her too.

The weird part now. SHe calls me earlier this morning and mentions that she has never seen dds room Could she and her dd come over and go over an escape plan prior to the sleepover. My jaw is still on the floor. Of course I agreed, but OMG helicopter much? My dh said I should uninvite the kid as it sounds like T R O U B L E.

Thoughts?

 

[JR6ooo4]

Make sure you have the escape window ladder if the room is on the second floor.

Oh and if you could quickly add a panic room I am sure the mom would appreciate it.

Mikeeee

 

[Jennasis]

I am assuming a fire-escape plan? Perhaps the kid has some deep-rooted fear (Or perhaps the mom does). I'd have no problem with it.

 

[Handbag Lady]

My DH is claustrophobic so I don't find this odd at all.

If the child isn't, then yes, I find it strange. Unless said child has nightmares about strange places, and mom is just trying to help her daughter adjust to sleeping in a new place.

 

[JR6ooo4]

Plus some day/night web cams so she can monitor all rooms, nonstop.

Mikeee

 

[NMAmy]

Ummm...she is crazy.

 

[Beth76]

That is a bit strange, but I guess she's just being cautious. I wouldn't disinvite the girl. It's not her fault her mom's a wack-a-doo. If it doesn't turn out well, then you don't have to invite her again. How old are these girls anyway? I would think if they're old enough to sleep over they're old enough to know to get to the front door in case of fire.

 

[mickeyboat]

How old are these kids? My girls are in second grade and have fire safety every month where a fire-fighter comes into the classroom to help them learn what to do in the case of a fire in their homes.

The last time he was there, they discussed escape plans. They even drew maps of their rooms and houses, and mapped out escape routes. They were pretty obsessed with it for a while.

Perhaps this child is in this phase or maybe they had a problem in the past, and the mom is just trying to calm her childs' fears.

It might be a good exercise for your family, too.

Denae

 

[luv2laugh]

Right now...eh...depends on the daughter. If she has any big fears like previous posters mentioned, then I guess it's not that weird. I do find it strange that the mom was so blunt and didn't elaborate more!

However if she starts inspecting your fridge and toilets I think we have a problem.

 

[Mouse House Mama]

I wouldn't have a problem with it.

 

[MAKmom]

She is crazy...cancel it

 

[nataliela]

When ever I was younger and would go sleep somewhere, I would pack my bags and have my shoes by the bed before I went to sleep. I was scare that a fire would break out and I wouldn't be able to get my stuff.

 

[Cantw8]

quick, put a lock on the outside of the bedroom door to really freak her out Seriously, maybe something traumatic happened to the little girl, like being caught in a house fire before. It does sound like a very unusual request

 

[okeydokey]

My daughter once invited a girl in her class to her b-day party but the parent couldn't get her to my house the day of the party because they had to be somewhere early in the am. They suggested the girl stay overnight and I said sure. I knew the girl from volunteering in my dd's class and the girl knew me, but I had never so much as laid eyes on the parents before. I was a little shocked that they dropped her off for an overnight without having ever met my and my DH. I would never have let my second grader stay at a stranger's house before. So, I guess the lady may be overprotective, but being cautious isn't a bad thing.

 

[sarah4770]

I'd tell the mom that all the girls will be sleeping in the living room. That is just too weird.
Once I had a little boy sleeping over. The next morning, I was doing laundry in the basement, and I came upstairs to find his mom had walked in my house and gone upstairs to the bedrooms. It was like, 9am. They slept in the living room, and were upstairs playing computer games. Whatever happened to the phone?

 

[lulugirl]

I wouldn't have a problem with it.

I wouldn't either.
Perhaps this is the girls first sleepover and is having some anxiety about it?
If the Mom seems otherwise "normal" I would just indulge her...

 

[1Prince2Princesses]

I'd be a little weirded out by that, too. If she's concerned, couldn't she just take a minute to check it out when she drops of her daughter?

 

[mrsv98]

I second the thought about fire safety. DD's school makes a big deal about having an escape plan, they drum it into the kids for weeks. I have a 2nd grader and she has gone through periods where she was pretty freaful and needed reassurance. I would just matter-of-factly show them your DD's room and not make an issue.

 

[Mouse House Mama]

I personally would like to see where my kids are sleeping. I don't think it is unreasonable.

 

[1Prince2Princesses]

I personally would like to see where my kids are sleeping. I don't think it is unreasonable.

I get the idea of wanting to know where she'll be sleeping, and having a discussion about fire safety. Does that warrant an entire extra trip, though?