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But...honestly, do you really think it's important to greet the actual parent of the birthday child when you are dropping off yours for a drop-off party?  I make sure to hand mine off to an adult so someone knows he's there but I cannot imagine being upset if told that birthday boy's parents are on their way due to other child's activity.

C'mon, that's a bit precious, isn't it?  I'll be there when they pick up their child.
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I don't have any need to interact with the birthday child's parents. But I have had other parents say "Larla's allergic to nuts, please let her know if anything has nuts in it. Here's an extra snack for her in case there's an issue. She keeps her epipen in her backpack"' or "Larla's nervous about the ropes course. She wanted to come and celebrate, but don't worry if she decides she doesn't want to participate." or even general chit chat. I don't need it, but other people certainly do and I could imagine they would be disconcerted by no parents in attendance. Important notices (allergies, emotional considerations, etc) going through a game of telephone (parent -> aunt -> you) get mangled and that can be a more serious problem.

I'm glad you've seen the benefit of your child being there on time.[/quote]

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