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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Annoying. Part of the fun of birthday parties is talking/meeting/getting to know the parents of my kids friends. It's not free babysitting. If you want that, suggest playdates. Those can be drop off. [/quote]

+100 Great time to meet other parents.[/quote]

I absolutely agree with this in general, but that isn't what ends up happening.  All birthday parties since my children turned 5 have been slumber parties at our house.  Should the parents have all stayed the night?  Many do stay and have a drink, but then they leave and, if they don't have any other kids, they usually go out.  They aren't using me for childcare, but it is the upside to someone inviting your kid somewhere.[/quote]

But see, not everybody wants to meet the other parents. [/quote]

You don't want to know the parents of your children's friends?  I feel bad for your kids.[/quote]

My children's friends are [i] their [/i] friends; that the kids enjoy each other's company has nothing to do with whether I wish to spend time with the parents.

I drop off  (honestly never occurred to me to ask, since I assumed guests for a party would be limited to friends of the person and/or those named on the invitation) once I think my kids can handle a few hours without me. Since all of my kids attended preschool, that was by age 3 or 4. Younger than that, we didn't really do or get invited to parties for a kid who wasn't a friend of the family.

We usually hired a teenage babysitter or two to be on hand during parties for our young children to give us extra supervision for the kids in addition to just me or me and my spouse.

-NP

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