Alcohol at child's birthday party

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I went to a birthday party for nephew turning 4. They had copious amounts of high ABV beers and hardly any other food. Just stale chips and a few cans of seltzer water. They had a bounce house but kicked the kids out so the adults could jump around. They didn’t even have birthday cake or ice cream. Obviously, this get together was just an excuse for adults to drink heavily.

That sounds fun! Wish I was invited!

Doesn’t sound like a lot of fun for the nephew.

I'll bet he had a blast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to a birthday party for nephew turning 4. They had copious amounts of high ABV beers and hardly any other food. Just stale chips and a few cans of seltzer water. They had a bounce house but kicked the kids out so the adults could jump around. They didn’t even have birthday cake or ice cream. Obviously, this get together was just an excuse for adults to drink heavily.

That sounds fun! Wish I was invited!

I think there’s a line. This just sounds trashy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, this is normal at the Arlington, VA BD parties I’ve been to that are hosted at home, not at a venue or public park. I’ve been to many preschool parties with mimosas served.

We’ve never served alcohol because all of our parties have been at a venue (Scramble, trampoline park) or at a public park. Now we’re entering into the age of drop-off parties and I would never drink while supervising other people’s children. I have been offered a glass of wine when picking up kids from a drop-off party. I don’t usually say drink, but I was not offended or worried about my kid’s safety. He was in a fenced yard of a house he walks to by himself.

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[Anonymous]

Yes, normal. We served mimosas to parents at an early party. Just went to two parties last weekend that had beer and hard seltzer. Nobody was drunk. Unless you have some weird hang up on alcohol, I don’t know why you’d have an issue with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, normal. We served mimosas to parents at an early party. Just went to two parties last weekend that had beer and hard seltzer. Nobody was drunk. Unless you have some weird hang up on alcohol, I don’t know why you’d have an issue with it.

Lots of people on DCUM have weird hangups about alcohol.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:San Antonio? What does that mean?

Anyway, an afternoon party with lots of family and people probably not in charge of watching young kids? Yes, it would be the norm to offer your guests a variety of things including food and a beer.

San Antonio, Texas

Which makes me think OPs DH is Hispanic?

My DH is Mexican and those kids parties are another level. It was a culture shock at first but now I really enjoy them.

San Antonio is 71% white and white southerners drink. A lot.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like it's the norm here. I admit I'm not a huge fan, mostly because it seems wild that people can't even enjoy a kids' birthday party without a drink. But it's not like any obvious harm comes from it.

I’ve never attended a kids birthday party here (DC area) where anything other than La Croix & organic juice boxes were served.

Sorry you have lame friends.

Sorry that you never matured beyond adolescence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like it's the norm here. I admit I'm not a huge fan, mostly because it seems wild that people can't even enjoy a kids' birthday party without a drink. But it's not like any obvious harm comes from it.

Okay you got me. Who the F is “enjoying” a kid’s birthday party? You just love to watch your little Larlo and Larla throw themselves against the bounce house mesh over and over?

I dunno, kids can be pretty entertaining! But there are adults too, meaning you don't have to just look at the kids. Anything you can do with alcohol can also be done without alcohol.

Ok, grandma.

OK, 16-year-old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to a birthday party for nephew turning 4. They had copious amounts of high ABV beers and hardly any other food. Just stale chips and a few cans of seltzer water. They had a bounce house but kicked the kids out so the adults could jump around. They didn’t even have birthday cake or ice cream. Obviously, this get together was just an excuse for adults to drink heavily.

That sounds fun! Wish I was invited!

You’re pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I see it sometimes at kids parties. Personally I think it is trashy and a little sad, but I accept that is the norm here. Usually it's the "try-hard" moms who want to prove they are not a regular mom, they are a Cool Mom and whatever the dad counterpart to that is.

You nailed it 100%. Aren’t we SO FUN? We’re Wine Moms! Our kids drive us to drink! Tee-hee! So fun!

Morons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:San Antonio? What does that mean?

Anyway, an afternoon party with lots of family and people probably not in charge of watching young kids? Yes, it would be the norm to offer your guests a variety of things including food and a beer.

San Antonio, Texas

Which makes me think OPs DH is Hispanic?

My DH is Mexican and those kids parties are another level. It was a culture shock at first but now I really enjoy them.

San Antonio is 71% white and white southerners drink. A lot.

San Antonio is not 71% white-only non hispanic. It is 24% that.

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/sanantoniocitytexas

[Anonymous]

Of course we offer alcohol at our parties. All kid parties I’ve been to in homes have alcohol, as do the parties that don’t center around the kids like bbqs. How is this different? I’ve never thought twice about it, we have a cooler of drinks around and offer one to any neighbor or friend that drops by in the summer. No one is getting drunk for heaven’s sake.

[Anonymous]

I’ve never been to a kids party without alcohol served. I thought it was standard. Like weddings…not lighter options. Oh and I know whats in those Mom tumblers too at the sports game…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve never been to a kids party without alcohol served. I thought it was standard. Like weddings…not lighter options. Oh and I know whats in those Mom tumblers too at the sports game…

*but lighter options like beer and wine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like it's the norm here. I admit I'm not a huge fan, mostly because it seems wild that people can't even enjoy a kids' birthday party without a drink. But it's not like any obvious harm comes from it.

I’ve never attended a kids birthday party here (DC area) where anything other than La Croix & organic juice boxes were served.

And I live in NYC where I’ve never been to a kid’s party that didn’t have wine or cocktails.

I've never been to a kids party in NYC/North East in general where there was no alcohol.