Ask Max and Kelly
Dear
Max and Kelly,
The other night, my 12 year
old daughter asked if she could have a slumber party. I said yes, thinking that
only a few of her girlfriends would show up. Before I knew it, my house was full
of dozens of screaming pre-teen girls from her class.. It took a deployment of
the National Guard to round them all up and get them to go home. What should I
do so the next time she asks about having a party, I'll want to say yes?
-Sleepless in Quack City
|  Max
Quack is director of the Quack City Foundation, the underwriter of quacksecho.com,
and the descendent of the founders of Quack City. Kelly
is his angry daughter. |
Max:
Dear Sleepless,
You should communicate your
problem with your daughter. Obviously she is interested in pushing her boundaries.
Perhaps she just needs some reinforcement of the rules. Spend an evening talking
about what's appropriate for having guests over. Soon, she'll have the best party-mate
of all: You!
Sleepless:
Wait, wait, wait. This is your big problem?
Let me tell you what a big problem is. A big problem would have been her having
the party while you weren't home. With lots of boys. And do you think any self
respecting kid would ASK before having a party? Get real. Tell your daughter if
she wants to know how to really throw a party, give me a call. Otherwise, stop
wasting my time.
I really hate doing this.
