# A Parenting Question: Little Friend of your Child comes to play Sem-Nude;  what do you do?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 12, 2012, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-parenting-question-little-friend-of-your-child-comes-to-play-sem-nude-what-do-you-do/634470 "2012-09-12T04:37:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-parenting-question-little-friend-of-your-child-comes-to-play-sem-nude-what-do-you-do/634470/21 "2012-09-12T19:25:59Z")

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Outside? Meh. I wouldn’t let them inside my house without bottoms, but what they do in public is their own parents’ headache.

–Cliffy

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**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-parenting-question-little-friend-of-your-child-comes-to-play-sem-nude-what-do-you-do/634470/22 "2012-09-12T19:40:44Z")

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> [@Taomist](#):
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> This. It’s time for them to learn, but still the age where they’ll do what they want anyway and see what they can get away with.

Is this where I mention my 4 year old’s “down pants” game? It involves dropping trou, jumping up and down and yelling “Down Pants!”

Thankfully, it’s managed to stay an indoor activity.

It doesn’t help that we laugh at it.

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-parenting-question-little-friend-of-your-child-comes-to-play-sem-nude-what-do-you-do/634470/23 "2012-09-17T06:43:07Z")

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> [@Cliffy](#):
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> Outside? Meh. I wouldn’t let them inside my house without bottoms, but what they do in public is their own parents’ headache.
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> –Cliffy

Your yard is not public. Kinda by definition.

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**Author:** ![perfectparanoia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-parenting-question-little-friend-of-your-child-comes-to-play-sem-nude-what-do-you-do/634470/24 "2012-09-17T18:08:13Z")

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> [@Cheesesteak](#):
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> Is this where I mention my 4 year old’s “down pants” game? It involves dropping trou, jumping up and down and yelling “Down Pants!”
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> Thankfully, it’s managed to stay an indoor activity.
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> It doesn’t help that we laugh at it.

\<snerk\>

I think that is one of the hardest things about being a parent…when they do something adorable that they really shouldn’t, we aren’t supposed to laugh or high-five them. So glad I have nieces and nephews!

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