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[Bri369]

If I noticed her going up there, I would have followed her and told her to come back downstairs.  

The parents or she should have brought something for her to do.  I'm sure she was bored sitting there with adults and no one to interact with.  

[Biftu]

@lgfan Nothing was missing.  I'm chalking it up to just a bored and curious little girl.

[Biftu]

@ID2  For sure.  Guess it just caught me by surprise.

[CrazyKittyLvr2]

If the child was at my home again and disappeared I would see where she was.  If I found her snooping again I would nicely tell her you don't go through other people's stuff  and take her back with her parents. Another occurance, they wouldn't be invited back.

As to snooping adults, if I knew someone had that habit, I'd leave not so nice notes on my desk, in my drawers etc. for them to get their grubby mitts off my stuff.  

When we went to my paternal grandparents, we took coloring books or books to read. My grandmother was the clean freak of all clean freaks, you didn't touch boo. My Mother's last words to us when we stepped on their front the porch was, "don't touch anything"

[Puppy Lips]

We have two adult sons who are married and live in houses nearby.  I don't feel comfortable even going in their kitchen drawers - my own kids!  Not because they would say anything or would be bothered.  It is just that it is their house, not mine.  I am not going to "make myself at home," because it is not my home.  I would never snoop in anyone else's house, no matter how old I am.

[Trinity11]

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@Biftu wrote:

@Trinity11 I am absoutely sure it was her.  Everybody else stayed outside.  She was the only one who went inside.

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You mean none of your guests @Biftu went inside to the powder room? Without proof with a camera, I would reserve judgement. Someone key scratched my friend's car. She claimed only one person could have done it. Footage from a neighbor's camera proved otherwise.😳

[Biftu]

@Trinity11 The adults used the downstairs bathroom. 

[occasionalrain]

Seems the OP left out relevant information, misleading some posters to assume the girl was expected to sit quietly on the sofa for hours. Now we're told the visit was outside and she was provided with sparklers.  So she entered the house alone and went upstairs and rummaged through desk, closet... and still an attempt has been made  to shift the blame to some other.

[Trinity11]

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@Biftu wrote:

@Trinity11 The adults used the downstairs bathroom. 

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You think they used the downstairs bathroom but did you actually follow each and every one of them?

Personally, I would reserve judgement. Burden of proof and all that. Clearly, your accusation is your "truth".

[HLP]

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@Biftu wrote:

@eadu4  I agree with eveything you said.  She has stayed overnight at my house many times and guess she feels cmfortable here which I'm glad she is.  Yes, old folks are boring for kids.  I tried to keep her busy with sparklers and talking to her about school and her activities.  I was just glad to see she wasn't on a tablet all day like her father was.  She's a sweet girl.  Guess I was just surprised when I went upstairs.

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I would have picked up the phone as soon as I dicovered she'd been in my things and informed the parents this was never to happen again. I was taken as a child to adults homes. never moved, or we would have been told right then. Today is my sons 65  birthday, I took him every place with me, he like me never moved. Stop making excuses for this ill mannered child and her ignorant parents, or if they are too busy to teach her manners, stay the ---- home.