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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids come as a set. They are close enough in age to go to same parties. Parents need to get over themselves and let kids be kids and play together. Im over all of these extra party rules. My kid / sibling has never been turned away FWIW.[/quote]

You are rude, and the reason why you haven't been turned away is host is gracious.  We had a party recently- t[b]he venue had a MAX CAPACITY.  Anything over a certain amount of children we had to pay $20 per child, a[/b]nd they had an absolute limit on the number of kids.  One mom showed up with a sibling, and assumed sibling could be at party.  I wasn't going to be rude, so I didn't say anything.  But the problem was, if everyone there brought siblings, the venue would have stopped the party because we would have been over capacity.  It was not fair to the other parents who respected the rules, who may have been wondering why does that kid get to bring a sibling and we arranged not to bring ours?  So yes, I didn't turn them away- but I thought it was rude they brought the sibling (and this is someone with a spouse).

Not all bday parties are in a backyard in the summer.  Please keep in mind that many gym spaces and party venues have max capacities or that the host pays per child.  Almost every child in my kindergartners class has a sibling, some have two.  So NO, we are not going to invite all the siblings and it is completely obnoxious of you to think they come as a set.[/quote]

I just had a party and told a twin mom that I would let her twin come if we had space. Turns out we were over our maximum and told the twin mom the other twin could not come.

I invited the entire class.

Next year, I will not invite the entire class. We will have a smaller party with my kid’s friends. I don’t think she or I would want younger siblings tagging along.[/quote]

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