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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD was invited to her first bar mitzvah recently. I knew the party invitation was only for her but was unclear whether a parent should attend the service with her. It was very helpful to get a follow-up note from the parents, sent to all the boy's friends, explaining when and where to drop off (for both service and party), what they should wear, etc. And that would also make it more clear that the invite was for the kids, not for their parents.[/quote]

I don't understand this. Why would it be unclear if a parent should come? The parent was not invited. The child was invited. Presumably your child is over the age of three and can handle a drop-off. So why in any way would you think you should attend if you weren't invited? [/quote]

NP: Unclear because it never would have occurred to me that it would be appropriate, let alone expected, to drop my kid off at a place of worship unattended. Just not done in my faith. A party yes, but not a religious service. That's awkward to me, so I'd hope to be told pretty explicitly that it is normal and expected and appropriate that the religious service is just for kids. Otherwise, I'd assume they expected me to be there with him for the service, and would think I was rude to just drop him off and leave. I've only been to one bat mitzvah in my life, and that was as an adult (and I don't recall any unattended children there).[/quote]

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