diff --git a/core/nodeslicer/nodes.py b/core/nodeslicer/nodes.py
index eb30dd8..16d3695 100644
--- a/core/nodeslicer/nodes.py
+++ b/core/nodeslicer/nodes.py
@@ -377,17 +377,24 @@ class SLICENODE_IntMath(MathNode):
 class SLICENODE_GetMesh(SliceNode):
     bl_label = "Get Mesh"
 
+    include_children: NfBoolProperty(name="Include Children", default=True) # pyright: ignore[reportInvalidTypeForm]
+
     def init(self, context):
         self.add_input("SLICESOCK_Object")
         self.add_output("SLICESOCK_Mesh")
 
+    def draw_buttons(self, context, layout):
+        assert layout
+        layout.prop(self, "include_children")
+
     def evaluate_output(self, socket_name: str, **_kwargs) -> SlicingCollection | None:
         if socket_name != "Mesh": return None
 
         obj: Any = self.resolve("Object")
         if not obj: return None
 
-        family = [obj] + get_all_children(obj)
+        family = [obj] + (get_all_children(obj) if self.include_children else [])
+
         sc: SlicingCollection = SlicingCollection(family, obj.name)
 
         return sc