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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Say no if no is your answer. Don't assume the very worst of someone because they ask a question. It's a question. It's a question. Say, yes or no. Asking a question is not rude --- however, when is it ever OK to bring other people along to an invited event? ahhh never. So -try- not to ask dumb questions.[/quote]

[b]Asking the host to change their event  to be more convenient for you is rude[/b].

Something else to consider: I have a kindergartener. She has 2 younger siblings and when we planned her party, one thing she wanted was for the day just for her and her friends. We celebrate as a family, but we didn’t want to force her to share her friend party with her 2 year old and 6 month old brothers. More importantly we didn’t want to limit the activities to something for 2 year olds. For two hours I wanted her to get to do something she wanted with her friends.

I would have been pissed if some jerk mom had shown up with her toddlers after we went through the trouble of trying to give my kid some baby free time on her freakin birthday. [/quote]

Asking a host who says siblings are not invited to accommodate your child and their sibling is rude.  Asking a host if siblings are invited when it is not specified whether or not they are is not rude.  IT IS A QUESTION.  I can only think of one birthday party I've gone to where siblings weren't invited.  I have twins who are the same gender and have been in class with everyone at their private school at this point.  I get invitations addressed to ME.  The one time I sent just the twin who was in the class with the birthday child to the party I got asked why I hadn't brought the other one since they were both invited.  So now I ask.  I always explain that I'm fine if they're not both invited and twin in the class with the birthday child will be there regardless, but I still ask.  [/quote]

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