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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve brought siblings to Chuck E Cheese style parties a couple of times BUT I would never dream of asking the host family to have siblings join the party, let alone pay for them!  I always pay for their entry and food and goodies and entertain them away from the actual party (and yes, it’s in cases where [b]I do not have alternate childcare[/b]).[/quote]

What does this have to do w you deciding to take your other (non invited) kids to a bday party venue? Why not just drop the invited kid off and go home w your other kids? Why do you need childcare at all? Wouldn’t you be taking care of your kids regardless of whether one is attending a party or not?[/quote]

Because in this area quite often these parties are not in the neighborhood, and with the length of most kids parties plus driving time to/from/to we’d be spending most of the time in the car.  No thanks.  (Not sure why it would bother anyone in the least to bring a sibling as long as it’s not actually infringing on the actual party.  I agree that it’s rude to have a sibling tag along to the party itself unless the host has specifically okay’d it.)[/quote]

Don't you have a husband?[/quote]

Some people don't have spouses.  Some people have spouses who work weekends.  [/quote]

It's amazing how these same people never have friends or know their classmates and can coordinate carpools or switch off on looking after each other's kids at these parties. The only solution is always bringing little brother so he can have fun too. There's also nothing else ever to do near the party, must crash the party, it's the only way.[/quote]

[b]Very often either my spouse or I are on work travel on weekends.  (Not unusual for this area.)[/b]  And it is not amazing that we don’t have a network of family or friends to help us, as we are both adult transplants to the area who work a lot.  (This is also not unusual for this area, but thanks for rubbing it in!)

And in my initial post I explicitly said that while I sometimes have little sibling tag along I never let sibling impose on the actual party.

You seem like you are looking for a reason to be angry.[/quote]

That is absolutely NOT common in this area.[/quote]

“Common” and “not unusual” are not actually synonyms.  You should get off this board and start your day drinking early, methinks.  The stress of being this outraged is unhealthy.[/quote]
You're the one that's upset that you can't find a sitter for kids 2-5[/quote]

I’m not upset, I just think you’re a psycho control freak  :wink: [/quote]

You are the rude one bringing an uninvited sibling to an elementary school party.

No one cares about your single mom status or if your husband is traveling. Just RSVP no if you can’t make arrangements for your other child. Or have another parent keep an eye on your child.

PP is not the control freak. You are the rude guest. I have never turned away a rude guest with sibling but I always thought you were rude.[/quote]

Sibling or no sibling, there is zero chance I would want my kid attending your party lol. You…are miserable and your kids probably are too. If there was a venn diagram of kids raised by parents who need blood pressure medication because siblings come to a birthday party, and trouble-maker kids who become a**hole adults, there would 100-% be a perfect overlap. [/quote]

Our kids’ parties and our adult parties are very well attended. You would also [b]never know that I think you are rude for bringing siblings because I am a gracious host.[/b]

My oldest kid is in high school. We haven’t dealt with siblings for him for years. Right after Covid, we did have a paintball party and a mom asked if her high school kid could join. I said sure but inside I thought it was odd to bring a teenager to a middle school kid party. Teen ended up sitting in the car even though I gave permission for him to join.[/quote]

Oh no lady, lol, we know. You just very much come off as poor (and *un*gracious). [/quote]

NP. Speak for yourself there, not "we."

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