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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/LessWish2840 on 2023-08-29 04:14:37.

My 12 year old has made two friends, and the three of them are desperate to have a sleepover. My kid says that the parents of one of the friends (who we will call E) insist that the sleepover happen at their home because E has food allergies (so does my kid and both kids have Epi pens).

We have only met E’s mother twice at a park and only spoken with her for a minute or two. My kid has been sharing with me and my husband that E tells them that her parents “hit” her often. We do not believe in hitting our kids and never have. Also, there are other adults in their house, apparently, who we have never met.

My husband says it’s fine if we allow our kid to sleepover at E’s house. I completely disagree. These are veritable strangers. I said maybe over time, if we get to know them more, it might be ok. But definitely not at this point.

For the record, I’m not opposed to sleepovers with people we know well and feel comfortable with. Our older kid has gone to sleepovers in the past.

AITA for saying no to this sleepover?