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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wait what? Asking the host is rude?

My 6 year old was recently invited to a birthday party and I asked the hostess if my 3 year old daughter could come and she said of course, that she was happy I asked, and that she wanted all the other parents to know they should bring siblings but didn't know how to say that and that she wasn't sure which other kids had siblings. [/quote]

Yes it’s rude. You are putting the host on the spot, and making it awkward if siblings aren’t generally invited, other families get sitters or make other childcare arrangements, and then show up and see that your child is a sibling.  As with any party, the person who is invited is on the evite or card.  [/quote]

Again, I have not seen first grade evites that specify an attendee.

And, again, in my social circle, kids birthday parties still have adults in attendance. And siblings. And uncles without kids. [b]And whomever the heck else the host invites. [/b]So, yes, sibling attendance is typical and therefore I assume it is not rude to verify that this is still the case. [/quote]

Exactly - who the host invites.  Maybe for those parties you were at, siblings and uncles WERE invited and included.  That doesn’t make it the case for every party.  That doesn’t mean you get to bring your entire family along any time your child gets an invite.[/quote]

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