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My daughter had a pool party this summer. I purposely kept the invite list fairly small knowing that most parents would absolutely want to attend even if their children were competent swimmers. Two parent approached me and said they needed the siblings to attend as well. I think one of them offered to pay for the sibling but I just told them everybody is welcome.

I think it's just very miserly to not include siblings.

I probably make a lot less money than compared to a lot of the people who post on this forum but I wouldn't dream of expecting my guests to pay to attend a party
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Then why did you keep the guest list small? Saying all are welcome but then inviting just a handful doesn't make sense. If a kid wants to invited all the boys/girls in their class but doesn't want everyone's sibling and cousin, then so what? The other people aren't guests of the birthday child. They are just freeloaders. I don't mind being miserly to people looking to take advantage of hospitality. Everyone knows how these parties work after they've attended at least one. There's a space limit. It's not a "come one, come all!" situation.[/quote]

You missed the point. All are welcome from the families invited. Not all as in the entire class/school etc.[/quote]

So, it's a very different kind of party and not relevant. [/quote]

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