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Alcohol at children's birthday parties
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Anonymous
We always have some beer/wine for the adults. Never considered it odd, but looking back now there is a beer on the table where my 2 YO blew out her candles. 
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Anonymous
Wish I'd known that before I had kids but now that I've got 'em, of course, I was drunk when they were concieved. But, I can't exactly give them back now, can I? Unless I do what that lady did who sent her adopted son back to Russia. I need to have a beer and think about that some more..... |
Anonymous
Remove stick and proceed. Yes OP, we always serve alcohol to adults who are guests in out home. |
Anonymous
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Yes to serving alcohol- if you have a problem with it, you have the option not to drink it- hosting guests at your home requires presenting the option-
and parents don't 'need' it to have fun, it's a social gathering, and what harm is there in having a drink at a party? |
Anonymous
| OP here. No, this isn't a joke. I was just curious. Obviously you don't break out the booze at Chuck E Cheese, but I was curious about parties at your home. Seems like I'm not in the minority based on the responses. |
Anonymous
| the problem is not having the drink . the problem is the inability to socialize and have fun without it. |
Anonymous
Who is talking about that??? But give me a break, we're adults. Some adults like to have a drink or 2 in a social setting. I do not see the big deal at all. |
Anonymous
| I don't mind when its served...but I have been to parties at 10 am on Sunday where there is wine and beer offered and the hostess seems shocked that no one is drinking. Use some common sense, at 10 am, I want a big cup of coffee. At a late afternoon party, I will want an alcoholic drink. |
Anonymous
| To poster 18:00 == some Chuck E Cheese locations do serve beer. |
Anonymous
| We have parties and there is beer. When the kid is that young, the party is more for the adults. What is the problem with serving beer/wine/whatever? It was always there growing up for us, and it signified the difference between a "family" party, which was for extended family and adults and a kids-only party. |
Anonymous
did you read what you put on bold? the inability to socialize unless under alcohol influence is a sign of alcoholism. |
Anonymous
Yeah I did and I still think you're taking this WAY out of hand |
Anonymous
Oh relax. No one is talking about "needing" a drink. But it sure sounds like you could use one. |
Anonymous
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LOL 19:22!!
At this point in the game, most of the people we invite to our kids' birthday parties are OUR friends and their children. My kids are 2 and 5 and do not go to daycare. Therefore, they haven't made many friendships outside of our social circle yet. If we have a party at our house on a Saturday afternoon/early evening, we'll usually grill and serve beer and wine. To the adults. Who are our friends. If we have it at Little Gym or the like, of course there is no alcohol. It just depends on the circumstances. When the kids are older and invite kids in their classes or whatever, then we probably won't serve alcohol, because we won't know the parents as well. And I wouldn't want to offend someone like 18:27. |
Anonymous
| Serving beer at a party to adults does not mean that it is impossible for individuals to socialize without alcohol. Not each individual chooses to drink, but I think it is stranger to specifcally exclude it if you have thrown most of your pre-baby parties with alcohol. People that are acting as if this is strange are seriously overreacting. |