I am just sitting here with my mouth open....I am completely shocked!!!!!!!!!! What is wrong with people?! Seriously! I would NEVER, I MEAN NEVER, allow my children to act in this way AND I can honestly say that I have never invited myself over to another person's home....especially for dinner!
In my home, making dinner for several people is something that is planned. Takes time,money, energy to cook, clean and then entertain everyone. I can't imagine, on top of all of that, having their horribly misbehaved children running loose in MY home!! I am literally stunned! I teach my children respect for themselves and others...little to big things, doesn't matter. We took our 4 and 3 year olds to the circus on Saturday night and my son wanted to put his feet on the seat in front of him (not trying to be bad, just where his feet reached)....I wouldn't even allow that because I find that rude. I just can't get over how these parents didn't make their sons respect your home!!!!!!!!! How were they not mortified at the mess they made?! I would have taken pictures and emailed them to these people and would politely ask that they bring their sons over to apologize to my daughter for tearing up her things and hurting the fish. I would write out a list of all things that they tore up and ask the parents to replace those items because, afterall, they belong to your daughter and this is NOT fair to Trinity. I would be so sad to see my daughter's face when she came home from her sleepover....that's what would bother me the most.
UGH!!! I am sorry that you had to deal with this!
Tammy