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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not even 40 and my mom told me that when I was a toddler/preschooler that dads didn't come to birthday parties. They were held in the middle of the day with kids and SAHMs present. I think she was telling me this because she didn't approve of my dh being so involved in our kids' lives. She's also jealous of my dh and felt like her place as #2/grandma was usurped by his involvement. She wanted to be the one who stayed with me in the hospital while I gave birth. Strange stuff back then. I can't believe my dad wasn't at my birthday and he didn't throw a fit about being excluded.

I'm sorry OP. I think this was just your mom being a jerk AND being a product of her time. I go to all my kids stuff, but it's also heartbreaking because there's 1-2 kids who have nobody and they often either cry (preschoolers) or are really upset about it (elementary aged). [/quote]

So what’s preventing you from putting aside the virtue signally, faux “heartbreak” and forming relationships with these families and kids so that they feel someone IS cheering them on during these events? We pinch hit at a lot at events for families who don’t have the flexibility we do, and the kid knows we are there cheering for them, and we send videos and the like to the parents. It’s a win all around. It makes our school and activities such better places - everyone has each others kid in their interests. [/quote]

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