Oh, don't get me wrong...I would much rather my boys have friends to OUR house than go to their friends' houses. It's actually a big reason we put in a pool several years ago after the boys got older. I didn't want them always going to someone else's house to swim...ESPECIALLY to swim when I could not watch them.
But if I had my way, I just want my boys home alone.
That doesn't mean that happens, because it doesn't.