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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyone hates your menu.[/quote]

It doesn't matter as long as the birthday child likes it.  When it's your birthday, you can decide the menu.[/quote]

Right, of course. Welcome to dcum, where 4 year olds call the shots. [/quote]

No...the mom is calling the shots by being fine with birthday kid preference. See how that works?

It’s one meal. It’s a kid’s birthday party. It’s fine. Really.[/quote]

OP never specified that it was the kid's preference, just that she is "keeping it simple". So it's about what's easiest for mom. See how that works? [/quote]

Yes, and? Even if that is 100% the case...good for her. I know I'm feeling a bit run down at the end of the school year, coming off of pretty busy time at work. Throw in months of dance classes and a recital and two hours of semi-parenting at a kid's birthday party at someone else's house and a hot dog with ketchup and relish sounds pretty good at the moment.

I like how there's no mention of dad at all on this thread. If the party menu is so freaking bad, maybe he can step up and cook a few things. Think he was the mom putting together the guest list, getting email addresses or phone numbers of the parents of any kid invitees, figuring out a time that would work for the majority of attendees, etc.?

It's a four-year-old's birthday party. And you're scoffing at the idea of a mom wanting to make it easy? Uh...yeah. There's a time to really put in entertaining effort. This ain't it. Kids are happy with a handful of M&Ms and the opportunity to bounce on a trampoline. Any parents looking for fine dining and ambiance at a child's birthday party can manage their disappointment and desperate hunger for a full two hours. [/quote]

You really don't seem to get it but I'll try one more time. If extended family are going to the effort of coming in from out of town for this occasion, it's a little out there to feed them hot dogs and bag salad when they arrive.  If not up to hosting, just send some cupcakes in to daycare or whatever and call it a day. Don't have people driving in from out of town. [/quote]

I wonder how much of this is "having people drive in from out of town" vs. family assumes they must be part of any and all birthday celebrations and invite/insert themselves. [/quote]

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