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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]2-4 you don't serve a meal. Munches and cake yes, actual meal, no way. And you are never expected to feed adults. Sorry, but you're not. The party is for kids. That's who is invited. If parents want to stay, that's fine, but they can survive 2 hours w/o food and the party is for kids (20?) not 20 kids plus however many adults feel like staying. [/quote]

What if the child is under 5 and it is not a drop off party?

Would you still not feed the parents (assuming it is during meal time)?

If the party start time is 2, I agree it is not meal time. I do think a party that starts at 3:30, 4:00 or 4:30 would be meal time.[/quote]

If its meal time than yes, of course you serve a meal. I'm more a sandwich option (rather than "the 7th pizza party this year" person) and pizza is inconvenient for people who can't have dairy. However, pizza is fine. And if it's a non-drop off party then of course you feed adults because they are invited by definition. The problem starts when the party is for 9 yo kids and parts just want to hang out and chat and then expect the host to supply them with a free lunch. That's not ok, and yes, it happens all the time. If you want to drop off your DC and go out to lunch and come back (many of us do) that's great, but don't expect the host to provide lunch for you. Completely unreasonable. [/quote]

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