Ice skating bday party

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Anonymous wrote:3rd grade is a tough age to do an ice skating party. Many kids will not have skated before. Parents may have to stay to help. Not really fun for beginners.

Disagree. We did it for preschoolers and it was fun. Parents did stay.

Ugh, my kid was invited to a skate party at 5 and it was miserable. She was so cold and her butt hurt so much. She hasn't wanted to go skating since and she's 9!

I would never do an ice skating birthday party, sounds like a terrible idea to me. As a parent, I don't like to be in the cold anyway.

Agree! Not every kid can skate. Please no. Roller skating is so much easier.

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Anonymous wrote:Parents want to drop off their child at a birthday party and have two hours to themselves. Nobody wants to stay and assist with laces and beginner skaters. They do because they have to. Sure they put a smile on their face for the host, but inside they are pissed at this kind of party. Let me guess, OP, your kid loves ice skating and takes lessons? Please don’t do this.

Agree! Parents just want to drop their kids off and pick them out. They don't want to deal with stupid ice skates; who even comes out with those stupid birthday parties ideas like that?

Maybe you could send your child with a nanny then since you can’t be bothered to tie laces.
As an adult who didn’t have the opportunity to do some of this stuff growing up, it’s so much easier to learn as a child. If your kid has never ice skated, take this as an opportunity to try while they are still unembarrassed.

You do realize that many people don’t have nannies? That’s the point - who is going to be able to stay for these parties to help? SAHM? She doesn’t have a nanny and doesn’t want extra work.

It's a birthday party. They happen on weekends when someone needs to be watching your kid, so the same person who would be watching the kids if there wasn't a birthday party can stay and tie skates. It's very odd to act like needing to do some light parenting on a Saturday afternoon is impossible.

You don’t get it. That’s ok. The other parents do.

No one gets what you are saying. Sorry tieing skate laces is too much parenting for you. Decline the party but no need to trash it. You’ve spent more time complaining here than you would’ve spent lacing up some skates! Buck up.

You’re a moron. It’s not just tying skates. You have to stay and assist your child if they’ve never skated before. Don’t you get it? Parents want to drop their kid off and not have to worry about safety. Now they have to stay to help their kid. No thanks. Moron.

Why even bother having kids? I mean you have to help them and stuff. Ewww.

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Anonymous wrote:3rd grade is a tough age to do an ice skating party. Many kids will not have skated before. Parents may have to stay to help. Not really fun for beginners.

Disagree. We did it for preschoolers and it was fun. Parents did stay.

Ugh, my kid was invited to a skate party at 5 and it was miserable. She was so cold and her butt hurt so much. She hasn't wanted to go skating since and she's 9!

I would never do an ice skating birthday party, sounds like a terrible idea to me. As a parent, I don't like to be in the cold anyway.

Agree! Not every kid can skate. Please no. Roller skating is so much easier.

There are hardly any roller skating rinks nearby.

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Anonymous wrote:3rd grade is a tough age to do an ice skating party. Many kids will not have skated before. Parents may have to stay to help. Not really fun for beginners.

Disagree. We did it for preschoolers and it was fun. Parents did stay.

Ugh, my kid was invited to a skate party at 5 and it was miserable. She was so cold and her butt hurt so much. She hasn't wanted to go skating since and she's 9!

I would never do an ice skating birthday party, sounds like a terrible idea to me. As a parent, I don't like to be in the cold anyway.

Agree! Not every kid can skate. Please no. Roller skating is so much easier.

Also agree. DD was invited to an ice skating party and neither DH or I knew how to skate so we were zero help. She left that party in an ambulance. However, DS also went to an ice skating party but the parents were both on the ice helping the kids who didn’t know how to skate. He had a blast.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here… I’m from the northern Midwest and my hubby is from New England (and we own a house in Maine) so we love laughing at you southerners who can’t handle cold or a single snowflake… my kids LOVE ice skating and so do their friends. My family has experienced broken bones from kids’ skiing accidents. We get that accidents happen but refuse to live in fear of normal winter activity! And, thanks for the advice on rinks (the point of my post). We’re close to booking!!

What a weird thing to be pseudosuperior about.

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Anonymous wrote:Parents want to drop off their child at a birthday party and have two hours to themselves. Nobody wants to stay and assist with laces and beginner skaters. They do because they have to. Sure they put a smile on their face for the host, but inside they are pissed at this kind of party. Let me guess, OP, your kid loves ice skating and takes lessons? Please don’t do this.

Agree! Parents just want to drop their kids off and pick them out. They don't want to deal with stupid ice skates; who even comes out with those stupid birthday parties ideas like that?

Maybe you could send your child with a nanny then since you can’t be bothered to tie laces.
As an adult who didn’t have the opportunity to do some of this stuff growing up, it’s so much easier to learn as a child. If your kid has never ice skated, take this as an opportunity to try while they are still unembarrassed.

You do realize that many people don’t have nannies? That’s the point - who is going to be able to stay for these parties to help? SAHM? She doesn’t have a nanny and doesn’t want extra work.

It's a birthday party. They happen on weekends when someone needs to be watching your kid, so the same person who would be watching the kids if there wasn't a birthday party can stay and tie skates. It's very odd to act like needing to do some light parenting on a Saturday afternoon is impossible.

You don’t get it. That’s ok. The other parents do.

No one gets what you are saying. Sorry tieing skate laces is too much parenting for you. Decline the party but no need to trash it. You’ve spent more time complaining here than you would’ve spent lacing up some skates! Buck up.

You’re a moron. It’s not just tying skates. You have to stay and assist your child if they’ve never skated before. Don’t you get it? Parents want to drop their kid off and not have to worry about safety. Now they have to stay to help their kid. No thanks. Moron.

Why even bother having kids? I mean you have to help them and stuff. Ewww.

Just have non-annoying birthday parties. Ewww.

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Anonymous wrote:Parents want to drop off their child at a birthday party and have two hours to themselves. Nobody wants to stay and assist with laces and beginner skaters. They do because they have to. Sure they put a smile on their face for the host, but inside they are pissed at this kind of party. Let me guess, OP, your kid loves ice skating and takes lessons? Please don’t do this.

Agree! Parents just want to drop their kids off and pick them out. They don't want to deal with stupid ice skates; who even comes out with those stupid birthday parties ideas like that?

Maybe you could send your child with a nanny then since you can’t be bothered to tie laces.
As an adult who didn’t have the opportunity to do some of this stuff growing up, it’s so much easier to learn as a child. If your kid has never ice skated, take this as an opportunity to try while they are still unembarrassed.

You do realize that many people don’t have nannies? That’s the point - who is going to be able to stay for these parties to help? SAHM? She doesn’t have a nanny and doesn’t want extra work.

It's a birthday party. They happen on weekends when someone needs to be watching your kid, so the same person who would be watching the kids if there wasn't a birthday party can stay and tie skates. It's very odd to act like needing to do some light parenting on a Saturday afternoon is impossible.

You don’t get it. That’s ok. The other parents do.

No one gets what you are saying. Sorry tieing skate laces is too much parenting for you. Decline the party but no need to trash it. You’ve spent more time complaining here than you would’ve spent lacing up some skates! Buck up.

You’re a moron. It’s not just tying skates. You have to stay and assist your child if they’ve never skated before. Don’t you get it? Parents want to drop their kid off and not have to worry about safety. Now they have to stay to help their kid. No thanks. Moron.

You keep saying "parents," but it's just you. I didn't have kids just to run away from them at the every opportunity. Calling people names doesn't change the fact that not every other parent out there is desperate to be rid of their kids like you are. Some of us are happy to be parents, even for on a Saturday afternoon.

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Anonymous wrote:Parents want to drop off their child at a birthday party and have two hours to themselves. Nobody wants to stay and assist with laces and beginner skaters. They do because they have to. Sure they put a smile on their face for the host, but inside they are pissed at this kind of party. Let me guess, OP, your kid loves ice skating and takes lessons? Please don’t do this.

Agree! Parents just want to drop their kids off and pick them out. They don't want to deal with stupid ice skates; who even comes out with those stupid birthday parties ideas like that?

Maybe you could send your child with a nanny then since you can’t be bothered to tie laces.
As an adult who didn’t have the opportunity to do some of this stuff growing up, it’s so much easier to learn as a child. If your kid has never ice skated, take this as an opportunity to try while they are still unembarrassed.

You do realize that many people don’t have nannies? That’s the point - who is going to be able to stay for these parties to help? SAHM? She doesn’t have a nanny and doesn’t want extra work.

It's a birthday party. They happen on weekends when someone needs to be watching your kid, so the same person who would be watching the kids if there wasn't a birthday party can stay and tie skates. It's very odd to act like needing to do some light parenting on a Saturday afternoon is impossible.

You don’t get it. That’s ok. The other parents do.

No one gets what you are saying. Sorry tieing skate laces is too much parenting for you. Decline the party but no need to trash it. You’ve spent more time complaining here than you would’ve spent lacing up some skates! Buck up.

You’re a moron. It’s not just tying skates. You have to stay and assist your child if they’ve never skated before. Don’t you get it? Parents want to drop their kid off and not have to worry about safety. Now they have to stay to help their kid. No thanks. Moron.

Agree. I’d still go if it could. But it is more of a hassle on parents part of your child doesn’t know how to skate and is on the younger side, but old enough that a drop off party it the typical. Now you have to get a sitter for other siblings and stick around with your child and help them learn to skate. Lots of parents have to work on weekends so there isn’t always a free parent to stay with siblings while another parent attends a party. Not to discourage you OP, but I always think about. I want parties to be fun for everyone not a burden on parents

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Anonymous wrote:DS went to an ice skating party at Mount Vernon Rec Center. It’s a large rink and they have bumpers for beginners. Parents were welcomed to stay and skate or drop off.

I just had a party for my 4th grader at Mt Vernon Rec. It was great! Maybe you were one of the guests!

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I had one at Mt Vernon Rec Center for my 4th grader last month. Hired an instructor for first half hour but most kids didn’t seem to want help.

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Anonymous wrote:Parents want to drop off their child at a birthday party and have two hours to themselves. Nobody wants to stay and assist with laces and beginner skaters. They do because they have to. Sure they put a smile on their face for the host, but inside they are pissed at this kind of party. Let me guess, OP, your kid loves ice skating and takes lessons? Please don’t do this.

Agree! Parents just want to drop their kids off and pick them out. They don't want to deal with stupid ice skates; who even comes out with those stupid birthday parties ideas like that?

Maybe you could send your child with a nanny then since you can’t be bothered to tie laces.
As an adult who didn’t have the opportunity to do some of this stuff growing up, it’s so much easier to learn as a child. If your kid has never ice skated, take this as an opportunity to try while they are still unembarrassed.

You do realize that many people don’t have nannies? That’s the point - who is going to be able to stay for these parties to help? SAHM? She doesn’t have a nanny and doesn’t want extra work.

It's a birthday party. They happen on weekends when someone needs to be watching your kid, so the same person who would be watching the kids if there wasn't a birthday party can stay and tie skates. It's very odd to act like needing to do some light parenting on a Saturday afternoon is impossible.

You don’t get it. That’s ok. The other parents do.

No one gets what you are saying. Sorry tieing skate laces is too much parenting for you. Decline the party but no need to trash it. You’ve spent more time complaining here than you would’ve spent lacing up some skates! Buck up.

You’re a moron. It’s not just tying skates. You have to stay and assist your child if they’ve never skated before. Don’t you get it? Parents want to drop their kid off and not have to worry about safety. Now they have to stay to help their kid. No thanks. Moron.

Agree. I’d still go if it could. But it is more of a hassle on parents part of your child doesn’t know how to skate and is on the younger side, but old enough that a drop off party it the typical. Now you have to get a sitter for other siblings and stick around with your child and help them learn to skate. Lots of parents have to work on weekends so there isn’t always a free parent to stay with siblings while another parent attends a party. Not to discourage you OP, but I always think about. I want parties to be fun for everyone not a burden on parents

OP is too busy laughing at southerners. She doesn’t care about anyone else but herself and what her snowflake absolutely must have for a party.

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May I kindly suggest to all the parents who find this to be such a hassle to buy your kid a pair of rollerblades?

It will make the transition to ice skates a non-issue.

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Anonymous wrote:Parents want to drop off their child at a birthday party and have two hours to themselves. Nobody wants to stay and assist with laces and beginner skaters. They do because they have to. Sure they put a smile on their face for the host, but inside they are pissed at this kind of party. Let me guess, OP, your kid loves ice skating and takes lessons? Please don’t do this.

Agree! Parents just want to drop their kids off and pick them out. They don't want to deal with stupid ice skates; who even comes out with those stupid birthday parties ideas like that?

Maybe you could send your child with a nanny then since you can’t be bothered to tie laces.
As an adult who didn’t have the opportunity to do some of this stuff growing up, it’s so much easier to learn as a child. If your kid has never ice skated, take this as an opportunity to try while they are still unembarrassed.

You do realize that many people don’t have nannies? That’s the point - who is going to be able to stay for these parties to help? SAHM? She doesn’t have a nanny and doesn’t want extra work.

It's a birthday party. They happen on weekends when someone needs to be watching your kid, so the same person who would be watching the kids if there wasn't a birthday party can stay and tie skates. It's very odd to act like needing to do some light parenting on a Saturday afternoon is impossible.

You don’t get it. That’s ok. The other parents do.

No one gets what you are saying. Sorry tieing skate laces is too much parenting for you. Decline the party but no need to trash it. You’ve spent more time complaining here than you would’ve spent lacing up some skates! Buck up.

You’re a moron. It’s not just tying skates. You have to stay and assist your child if they’ve never skated before. Don’t you get it? Parents want to drop their kid off and not have to worry about safety. Now they have to stay to help their kid. No thanks. Moron.

Agree. I’d still go if it could. But it is more of a hassle on parents part of your child doesn’t know how to skate and is on the younger side, but old enough that a drop off party it the typical. Now you have to get a sitter for other siblings and stick around with your child and help them learn to skate. Lots of parents have to work on weekends so there isn’t always a free parent to stay with siblings while another parent attends a party. Not to discourage you OP, but I always think about. I want parties to be fun for everyone not a burden on parents

NP. So you say no. Just like I did to a Little Gym party that was inconvenient for me to get to/would have required me to get a babysitter for the younger sibling of the invitee. Not every party is accessible/fun for everyone invited and that's okay. If the birthday kid loves skating, they should have the skating party they want. I would definitely rearrange my schedule to take my kids to a skating party because I and they would enjoy it. If that's not something that will work out for you, that's fine. You can RSVP no.

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Anonymous wrote:Parents want to drop off their child at a birthday party and have two hours to themselves. Nobody wants to stay and assist with laces and beginner skaters. They do because they have to. Sure they put a smile on their face for the host, but inside they are pissed at this kind of party. Let me guess, OP, your kid loves ice skating and takes lessons? Please don’t do this.

Agree! Parents just want to drop their kids off and pick them out. They don't want to deal with stupid ice skates; who even comes out with those stupid birthday parties ideas like that?

Maybe you could send your child with a nanny then since you can’t be bothered to tie laces.
As an adult who didn’t have the opportunity to do some of this stuff growing up, it’s so much easier to learn as a child. If your kid has never ice skated, take this as an opportunity to try while they are still unembarrassed.

You do realize that many people don’t have nannies? That’s the point - who is going to be able to stay for these parties to help? SAHM? She doesn’t have a nanny and doesn’t want extra work.

It's a birthday party. They happen on weekends when someone needs to be watching your kid, so the same person who would be watching the kids if there wasn't a birthday party can stay and tie skates. It's very odd to act like needing to do some light parenting on a Saturday afternoon is impossible.

You don’t get it. That’s ok. The other parents do.

No one gets what you are saying. Sorry tieing skate laces is too much parenting for you. Decline the party but no need to trash it. You’ve spent more time complaining here than you would’ve spent lacing up some skates! Buck up.

You’re a moron. It’s not just tying skates. You have to stay and assist your child if they’ve never skated before. Don’t you get it? Parents want to drop their kid off and not have to worry about safety. Now they have to stay to help their kid. No thanks. Moron.

Agree. I’d still go if it could. But it is more of a hassle on parents part of your child doesn’t know how to skate and is on the younger side, but old enough that a drop off party it the typical. Now you have to get a sitter for other siblings and stick around with your child and help them learn to skate. Lots of parents have to work on weekends so there isn’t always a free parent to stay with siblings while another parent attends a party. Not to discourage you OP, but I always think about. I want parties to be fun for everyone not a burden on parents

NP. So you say no. Just like I did to a Little Gym party that was inconvenient for me to get to/would have required me to get a babysitter for the younger sibling of the invitee. Not every party is accessible/fun for everyone invited and that's okay. If the birthday kid loves skating, they should have the skating party they want. I would definitely rearrange my schedule to take my kids to a skating party because I and they would enjoy it. If that's not something that will work out for you, that's fine. You can RSVP no.

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No need to throw a hissy fit and call people morons.

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Anonymous wrote:Parents want to drop off their child at a birthday party and have two hours to themselves. Nobody wants to stay and assist with laces and beginner skaters. They do because they have to. Sure they put a smile on their face for the host, but inside they are pissed at this kind of party. Let me guess, OP, your kid loves ice skating and takes lessons? Please don’t do this.

Agree! Parents just want to drop their kids off and pick them out. They don't want to deal with stupid ice skates; who even comes out with those stupid birthday parties ideas like that?

Maybe you could send your child with a nanny then since you can’t be bothered to tie laces.
As an adult who didn’t have the opportunity to do some of this stuff growing up, it’s so much easier to learn as a child. If your kid has never ice skated, take this as an opportunity to try while they are still unembarrassed.

You do realize that many people don’t have nannies? That’s the point - who is going to be able to stay for these parties to help? SAHM? She doesn’t have a nanny and doesn’t want extra work.

It's a birthday party. They happen on weekends when someone needs to be watching your kid, so the same person who would be watching the kids if there wasn't a birthday party can stay and tie skates. It's very odd to act like needing to do some light parenting on a Saturday afternoon is impossible.

You don’t get it. That’s ok. The other parents do.

No one gets what you are saying. Sorry tieing skate laces is too much parenting for you. Decline the party but no need to trash it. You’ve spent more time complaining here than you would’ve spent lacing up some skates! Buck up.

You’re a moron. It’s not just tying skates. You have to stay and assist your child if they’ve never skated before. Don’t you get it? Parents want to drop their kid off and not have to worry about safety. Now they have to stay to help their kid. No thanks. Moron.

Agree. I’d still go if it could. But it is more of a hassle on parents part of your child doesn’t know how to skate and is on the younger side, but old enough that a drop off party it the typical. Now you have to get a sitter for other siblings and stick around with your child and help them learn to skate. Lots of parents have to work on weekends so there isn’t always a free parent to stay with siblings while another parent attends a party. Not to discourage you OP, but I always think about. I want parties to be fun for everyone not a burden on parents

NP. So you say no. Just like I did to a Little Gym party that was inconvenient for me to get to/would have required me to get a babysitter for the younger sibling of the invitee. Not every party is accessible/fun for everyone invited and that's okay. If the birthday kid loves skating, they should have the skating party they want. I would definitely rearrange my schedule to take my kids to a skating party because I and they would enjoy it. If that's not something that will work out for you, that's fine. You can RSVP no.

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No need to throw a hissy fit and call people morons.

The moron part was bc the PP acted like all the parent had to do was tie the skates and leave (“how hard is that?”), when the reality is that’s not all there is to it. The fact that she didn’t get that and said how easy it would be for a parent makes her a moron.