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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not all parents can afford babysitters or are comfortable with drop off.  I don't get the hostility.  Not all parents have two parents always available either - some parents work non-traditional hours or there is only one parent or someone else caring for the child/ren.  However, safety wise, most hosts cannot host and monitor the kids in open venues or public places and the kids are often on their own.  I would not drop off a young child, especially if I didn't know the host.  I'm amazed at how many people wouldn't think twice.[/quote]

I don’t get this can’t afford a babysitter argument at all. If your little kid wasnt at the party, would they be home watching the other one? No. You would be watching that kid plus any siblings. The party lets you spend time alone with the kids not going to the party. If the venue is far-ish from home, I take the other sib to a nearby park, or walk around, or something nearby (even if it’s just reading or playing a card/board game outside the venue — Rory story cubes are great for this).[/quote]

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