Having a 13yr old daughter means a fairly regular stream of teenage girls hanging out at ours/having sleepovers etc. Now, whilst we don’t fund all her friends lifestyles, if we have a visitor then we will treat them to a takeaway or some treats from the shop etc.
It seems on a more and more regular basis that this isn’t reciprocated – to the extent that other parents will treat their child and leave ours out. The latest one is a kid hassling everyone for a couple of quid towards the pizza they had at a sleepover. I wouldn’t mind if we hadn’t fed her on numerous occasions.
Should I just get over it or just stop treating their kids? Money isn’t an issue, it’s more principle. And I know cash is tight for some folk but they do seem to take the piss.
I guess in reality we will just carry on as we were. It’s just a bit annoying.
Curious as to how others treat other kids and if it works in return.