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Originally posted by ikarcuaso
I think being an only-child has much to do with it. I can understand that. We have no reason at all to believe there's anything bad going on over there.
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That's good. It really is strange these days, as one of the few remaining "traditional" nuclear families, our home seems to be a magnet for many of our kids' friends, and they all come and go at any time. We've always loved that, but it can be an issue if you sense you are being used. I know that the stability of our home is a good thing, especially for our own kids, but it even has an affect on their friends, so we took it as a positive if a kid seemed to hang around our place a lot. We felt like they were at least being exposed to how things should be, even if it wasn't coming from their parents.
I think the best advice cam from others above; talk to the parents, maybe they're struggling financially or otherwise, and just can't bring themselves to ask for help. Maybe they are just lousy parents and they really are taking advantage of you. No matter what the circumstances, you seem to be providing something positive in that little boy's life, and it would be a shame for it to all disappear for him. He certainly wouldn't understand.