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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think it's the children's responsibility to organize and host their parents anniversary. If parents want to throw a party, I would encourage all the kids and grandkids to attend.[/quote]

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And, see, I strongly disagree that the parents should throw their own party.

My parents who are in their mid-70s and who have been married over 50 years would feel horribly awkward about hosting their own party.  I think they would think it was a horrible breach of etiquette--along the lines of a bride throwing her own bridal shower.  I absolutely won't quibble with their belief system about things like parties and the propriety of hosting a party for themselves because they are my parents and I respect that they have a different view than me about things like this.

Sometimes in families you just have to do something that others want you to do for them.  It is part of being a family.

FWIW, I think the world is getting a little too me-centric.  These are OP's parents.  Certainly they are worth the bother of planning a party for a milestone anniversary.[/quote]

My mom is anxious and a control freak. And they have a lot of money, whereas a nice party with a bar and sit down meal would not have been affordable for my brother and I. She wanted a 50th anniversary party, but wanted it her way. So, my mom planned the whole thing, and asked us to pitch in on a few things like table decorations, etc. To cover the etiquette quandary, my mom had the invitations say that my brother and I were hosting the party. That way, nobody who cares about that kind of thing realized my parents threw their own party.

I don't know what else could be done if the kids can't afford a nice party. [/quote]

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