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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please land your helicopter immediately.  [/quote]

Am I being a helicopter mom?
Is that what your comment meant?
maybe so.
maybe I am over thinking this whole party thing.[/quote]

I'm the immediate PP, not the one you quoted, but honestly I do think you are way overthinking this.

Why are you considering not allowing your DD to attend? I honestly cannot think of anything about the posted scenario that would make me consider refusing my middle schooler permission to attend this party. Do you have reason to mistrust the parents who would be supervising? Is the location or guest list unsafe? Does this group of kids have a history of making bad decisions when they get together? Would your child have to miss a family event to attend this party? Those are the sorts of reasons I would consider refusing to let my child attend a party.

Just from what you've posted, it seems like this should be a no-brainer yes to me. A parent supervised get together at a friend's house, with just a small group of friends sounds like the kind of safe, unobjectionable activity I would want to encourage. In general, my opinion on the suitability of an activity for my kids is not dependent on the genders of the other invitees, unless the activity is intended as a date with a boy DD is dating or interested in. I might object to a mixed-gender sleepover, depending on the circumstances, but it seems like this event is just a few hours in the evening.

I'm sorry, I'm not trying to be rude or confrontational at all, but I don't understand why the fact that kids of both genders are going to be present is so concerning to you. There will be adult supervision, there seems to be an odd number of attendees and thus it's unlikely to be intended to push the kids together as couples, and it sounds like everybody is probably just friends. I don't think the presence of a boy or two is somehow a threat to your DD or makes the event unsuitable -- as I mentioned in my previous post I think it is healthy for kids to have friendships with both boys and girls, and this event sounds like a perfectly age appropriate, safe, and fun way for a group of friends to get together. If there are cultural or religious reasons why you don't feel it is appropriate for your DD to have mixed-gender friendships, please disregard my post and I apologize for potentially being insensitive to your beliefs. [/quote]

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