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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kid sad over smashed pinata that grandma had him make with her to match the theme of the party.  I expected this would go badly and it did.[/quote]
😂 This is the most judgmental description of a grandparent/grandchild activity that I have ever seen (most people would have written that kid was sad over smashed piñata that was made with grandma). 🤣🤣[/quote]

OK, you plan an entire party that was ruined because grandma didn't listen to you when you said that your kindly, sweet little boy would cry when forced to ruin something he spent hours making in the shape of a character he loved.  I also had to keep the battered pinata around for a while until it could be thrown out without more sadness.

Grandma often was more concerned with what she wants to do than how others feel about it.  The little guests were pretty vicious and greedy about it as well.  The meanest kid scooped up about half the candy while my kid hung back crying.

Also you just haven't lived if my sad pinata story is the judgiest grandparent/grandchild story you've ever read.  If grandma had made a ball or a star instead of an animal, it would have not been a problem at all.  Making a character pinata gave the whole thing an unnecessary "clubbing a baby harp seal" vibe.  But no.  She had to make one to match the party theme.  Because that was more important than my kid's potential sadness.  I was a tougher kid.  I would have told her I would not make a character.

Also I'm partly at fault because I did not want to keep a 2x2 ft paper mache pinata forever.  So I required it to be used for the intended purpose.[/quote]
How old was your child and did he not know what a Piñata was? [/quote]

He was a first-grader, and the purpose of a pinata was fully explained.  In fact, Grandma brought a book that showed the entire process of creating a swan pinata and kids gleefully breaking a pinata and enjoying the process.  The child in question understood intellectually what was about to happen a week after creating the pinata.  I told grandma this was a bad idea and asked her to reconsider, because it was like hitting an animal.

She was visiting to babysit/bond with grandkids while I was working.  As I recall, they made the pinata while I was at work, and it was larger and fancier than I expected.  As mentioned, I fully documented the pinata's existence/aesthetics, although that did not help.  I was expecting that being able to look at the pictures would be fine since it showed how nice it was when finished.

The child in question grew up and is a successful rising sophomore at a selective college, lol.  Nothing beyond a pinata and feelings (temporarily) were harmed during this incident.  It was, however, the worst birthday party we had across my two children.  Which was a pity because it was an at-home themed party that I put a lot of work into.  After that I decided to cop out and do external to the home parties or family-only cake and present celebrations.  Not just because of the pinata sadness but also because the little boy guests were wilder and ruder than I expected.  My efforts to get fun, nice favors (Pokemon book, Pokemon character toy) and plan Pokemon-themed games were not appreciated by the guests.  Although my boys liked them.[/quote]

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