Will you approve a sleepover for a 12 year old girl at her friend's house?

My 12 year old daughter wants to sleep over at her friend's house. I said no, because I don't know her friend's parents and I don't know the background of the child's family. And now, she is mad at me because I wont let her have a sleepover tomorrow. I said to her she could stay there from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm, but no sleepover. She is still not happy with it. My husband is not helping at all as he just keep on saying "yes" to sleepover, contradicting me once again. I am upset and not happy. I am just avoiding the topic now and put myself on a timeout. 😭

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reflectingmonkey · 51-55, M

have you met her friend? you can tell a lot about her parents just by talking to her: does she speak well, is she polite, does her clothes look clean and well taken care of? what exactly DO you know about the parents? can you list random facts that you know about them?

tryingtobeOK · 36-40, F

I haven't met her friend. I can only hear stories about her, from my daughter. There's not much info though, from my daughter.@reflectingmonkey

reflectingmonkey · 51-55, M

@tryingtobeOK if you haven't even met the friend I would say no. you must at least meet the friend to see what type of kid this is.