Mimosas at Birthday Party

[Anonymous]

I think people are wildly worked up and it’s their problem not yours. I almost never drink during the day but I absolutely would have enjoyed a mimosa or 2. I like the taste. I would have filled mine mostly with OJ and then added a generous splash of champagne. With a plate of food and 2 1/2 hours there’s no way that would have made me tipsy. Just ignore the prudish people. They should just have chosen to ignore the alcohol if that wasn’t their thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People tend not to do serve alcohol at children's parties because of the risk that a child gets their hands on booze, and then you have a liability on your hands. If we have friends with kids over, I don't serve it just because of that. Not everyone is as paranoid though. I don't think OP committed any faux pas.

No, most people are not particularly concerned about this risk. Out of all the people saying it’s inappropriate, how many cited this as the reason?

Plus 1. I’ve never heard one parent concerned about a kid getting the alcohol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think people are wildly worked up and it’s their problem not yours. I almost never drink during the day but I absolutely would have enjoyed a mimosa or 2. I like the taste. I would have filled mine mostly with OJ and then added a generous splash of champagne. With a plate of food and 2 1/2 hours there’s no way that would have made me tipsy. Just ignore the prudish people. They should just have chosen to ignore the alcohol if that wasn’t their thing.

This. You don’t want to drink? Then don’t. You want to enjoy a beverage? Have at it! No need to have it 100% one way or the other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People tend not to do serve alcohol at children's parties because of the risk that a child gets their hands on booze, and then you have a liability on your hands. If we have friends with kids over, I don't serve it just because of that. Not everyone is as paranoid though. I don't think OP committed any faux pas.

No, most people are not particularly concerned about this risk. Out of all the people saying it’s inappropriate, how many cited this as the reason?

This thread's replies are not representative of parents' concerns considering it's fewer than a dozen people and their socks arguing with each other.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ll echo a previous poster who said they’re in NYC and that all kids parties have some kind of cocktail or wine or beer options for the parents. We truly haven’t been to a kids party without anything here. I guess people don’t drive as much here so maybe that’s a difference?

The parties we go to have a ton of food, often catered, drinks, an entertainer. The parents who judged you are the weird ones to me.

+1

Also in NYC and nobody drives to birthday parties so drinking and driving isn't a concern. Most of the birthday parties where parents stay are casual hangouts in a park - kids have some entertainment, there's cake, food, drinks. It's like a picnic, but with some extra structure for the kids and spotlight on the birthday kid. Nobody's gotten drunk at any of the parties I've been to, and plenty of parents likely aren't drinking alcohol, but it's an option and I wouldn't think twice about mimosas at an early party. I'd probably only "notice" alcohol one way or the other if it was an afternoon party and there wasn't beer being offered.

DCUM sort of tells on itself with things like this that the "Urban" part is not really accurate; a lot of these posters are coming from the suburbs and you can tell when they start in on how much driving they do. I'm from NYC and live in central DC and our parties are like you say, casual hangouts at a park with some structure. Drinks are available, people don't get drunk, and driving is a non-issue.

[Anonymous]

Super fun and what a great host!!

[Anonymous]

Super fun and what a great host!!

[Anonymous]

This thread and more than a few other show that a lot of women in the Metropolitan area have a drinking problem.

[Anonymous]

Holllly cow.
Move to nyc you will get no eyebrows

[Anonymous]

OP, I don't drink much but in our neighborhood friend group, every morning activity has mimosas present. In fact, every event has some sort of alcoholic drink. Not everyone drinks (well, we all drink, but I mean we don't all drink at every event) and it's never been weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People tend not to do serve alcohol at children's parties because of the risk that a child gets their hands on booze, and then you have a liability on your hands. If we have friends with kids over, I don't serve it just because of that. Not everyone is as paranoid though. I don't think OP committed any faux pas.

No, most people are not particularly concerned about this risk. Out of all the people saying it’s inappropriate, how many cited this as the reason?

Plus 1. I’ve never heard one parent concerned about a kid getting the alcohol

This is just ridiculous. We have a lot of family events in our neighborhood and we always have alcohol. Never once has a kid gotten any.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would appreciate mimosas at a kid's party! Some people are judgmental about alcohol being anywhere in the vicinity of kids though.

I think it's more judgement about serving alcohol to people who you know are driving away from your home with children in their car.

+1 it’s a little weird if it was a party that people drove to. If it was a neighborhood party where people walked then maybe it’s ok. I wouldn’t have served alcohol at a kindergartner’s bday party with parents I hadn’t met yet though. If it was a lot of my friends that I knew well and their kids then maybe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm in NYC and I don't remember the last kids party I went to that didn't serve alcohol for the parents.

People are likely not driving in NYC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread and more than a few other show that a lot of women in the Metropolitan area have a drinking problem.

Nope. We’re just a lot more fun than you tee totalers. Judge away. We don’t care.

[Anonymous]

I would NEVER drink at a late morning kids birthday party. But it’s more a self-preservation thing. I’m so exhausted as a parent of 2 toddlers that I think even a tablespoon of alcohol would put me to sleep in a heap on the floor.