How late is too late for friends to come knocking?

always quiet

Sometimes you're the dog, sometimes you're the hyd
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Last night, after 9 pm, the quiet of the house was broken by the sounds of someone REALLY banging at the door!! :earseek: About scared the bee-jeepers out of me! The front door was closed, the living room was dark and the porch light was on. Since the kids all like to watch different shows in the evening (like Kirk likes things like American Chopper or Monster Garage and the girls like shows on the Disney Channel), at 9:00, we all go off into our own rooms.

Again, the banging starts up. I glance out the window and see a boy on the porch. :confused: I open the door and this boy asks if Jeana can come out to play! :confused3 I look down the driveway and see 2 other boys on bikes, waiting. I'm sorry, but a group of kids out at that hour (after dark) can not be up to any good!! I calmly tell them that no, no one in my house is going outside to play! :rolleyes: In particular, no 12 yr old daughter of mine is going outside, in the dark, to hang out with THREE boys!!! :faint:
 
I agree with you. Now, they may not have been up to no good, but I wouldn't have taken the chance.
 
If it is after dark and I am not expecting anyone, I don't open the door.

Last winter some Mormon missionaries caught me as I was leaving the house at 8:30 pm to pick DS up from scouts. I gave them a lecture about knocking on people's doors after dark!
 
For 12 years old, that's definitely too late to be knocking on the door.

As for me personally, I hate when anyone just shows up at my house without calling no matter what the time. I don't care if someone calls and says I'm five minutes away, I'm stopping over (my friend did that the other day), that is fine, just give me a heads up.
 















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