Anonymous
03/07/2019 06:09
Subject: Parents who don’t like kid birthday parties, do you tell your child about the party?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Or do you decline or not RSVP and never tell your child about the party?
I do this for my 3 year old. He doesn't not understand a lot of things.
For my 6 year old, I tell her we got invited but we are not going because of XYZ.
*He doesn't understand
p.s. The sad thing happening right now for my 6 year old is that I am realizing that she did not get invited to at least one kid's birthday.
She came home and asked me, Did you get an email invitation to Larla's birthday party? She said it was tomorrow and that she invited me. So I got check my email, and there's no invite, nothing in my spam folder either. So what to tell your kid?
I had that happen and reached out to the mom. Turns out she had typo’d my email address. If the birthday kid specifically tells your kid they were invited, I would reach out to the other parent. I’m sure dcum will view this as a huge mistake, but I think it’s the right thing to do, and it’s what I’d want the other parent to do. I’ve got a party for my ds this weekend, and three parents haven’t opened the evite yet. I used the email address from the directory, so I’ve told my son to tell the kids they’re invited and that they should ask their parents.
Anonymous
03/07/2019 03:51
Subject: Parents who don’t like kid birthday parties, do you tell your child about the party?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Or do you decline or not RSVP and never tell your child about the party?
If it's at a bounce house (especially if it is at the popular but loud and chaotic Monkey Joe's), I will Decline. I used to suck it up and try to go to every one of them (since my DD has fun), but after attending more than 25 parties over the past few years my child has been in preschool and kindergarten, I can only take so many bounce house parties a year. It feels like there's one every other month. I hate that place and all bounce house places. Now, I Decline with less guilt about doing so. I still try to attend most, but just can't handle. Especially now that my younger child is 3 and he's getting invitations from his classmates too. I've had times when we had 3 parties a month. AARGH!
Wow. So it isn't even that your kids has trouble with bounce places?
Anonymous
03/07/2019 03:21
Subject: Parents who don’t like kid birthday parties, do you tell your child about the party?
Don't over complicate this. You have a long road ahead parenting if you can't figure out how to navigate party invites.
If you're busy, tell your child she was invited, but can't attend due to the prior commitment.
And don't hide invited from your child simply because you don't like kids' parties. It's not about you.
Children talk. She'll want to know why she wasn't invited when Larla said she sent the invite. Then you'll have to explain that you didn't tell her.
If you're busy, tell your child she was invited, but can't attend due to the prior commitment.
And don't hide invited from your child simply because you don't like kids' parties. It's not about you.
Children talk. She'll want to know why she wasn't invited when Larla said she sent the invite. Then you'll have to explain that you didn't tell her.
Anonymous
03/07/2019 02:42
Subject: Parents who don’t like kid birthday parties, do you tell your child about the party?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Or do you decline or not RSVP and never tell your child about the party?
If it's at a bounce house (especially if it is at the popular but loud and chaotic Monkey Joe's), I will Decline. I used to suck it up and try to go to every one of them (since my DD has fun), but after attending more than 25 parties over the past few years my child has been in preschool and kindergarten, I can only take so many bounce house parties a year. It feels like there's one every other month. I hate that place and all bounce house places. Now, I Decline with less guilt about doing so. I still try to attend most, but just can't handle. Especially now that my younger child is 3 and he's getting invitations from his classmates too. I've had times when we had 3 parties a month. AARGH!
Eventually, they’ll stop inviting your kid. Then you’ll be on here complaining mean moms who exclude your sweet child. AARGH!
Anonymous
03/06/2019 22:53
Subject: Parents who don’t like kid birthday parties, do you tell your child about the party?
Anonymous wrote:Or do you decline or not RSVP and never tell your child about the party?
If it's at a bounce house (especially if it is at the popular but loud and chaotic Monkey Joe's), I will Decline. I used to suck it up and try to go to every one of them (since my DD has fun), but after attending more than 25 parties over the past few years my child has been in preschool and kindergarten, I can only take so many bounce house parties a year. It feels like there's one every other month. I hate that place and all bounce house places. Now, I Decline with less guilt about doing so. I still try to attend most, but just can't handle. Especially now that my younger child is 3 and he's getting invitations from his classmates too. I've had times when we had 3 parties a month. AARGH!
Anonymous
03/06/2019 22:48
Subject: Parents who don’t like kid birthday parties, do you tell your child about the party?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Or do you decline or not RSVP and never tell your child about the party?
I do this for my 3 year old. He doesn't not understand a lot of things.
For my 6 year old, I tell her we got invited but we are not going because of XYZ.
*He doesn't understand
p.s. The sad thing happening right now for my 6 year old is that I am realizing that she did not get invited to at least one kid's birthday.
She came home and asked me, Did you get an email invitation to Larla's birthday party? She said it was tomorrow and that she invited me. So I got check my email, and there's no invite, nothing in my spam folder either. So what to tell your kid?
Anonymous
03/06/2019 22:45
Subject: Parents who don’t like kid birthday parties, do you tell your child about the party?
Anonymous wrote:Or do you decline or not RSVP and never tell your child about the party?
I do this for my 3 year old. He doesn't not understand a lot of things.
For my 6 year old, I tell her we got invited but we are not going because of XYZ.
Anonymous
02/27/2019 08:30
Subject: Parents who don’t like kid birthday parties, do you tell your child about the party?
How old is your kid? They start talking to each other about the parties, and your kid will start asking you why he/she didn’t go. Your “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy won’t fly for long.
Anonymous
02/27/2019 08:21
Subject: Parents who don’t like kid birthday parties, do you tell your child about the party?
If we can't attend because we have a prior commitment, I tell them. "Larla invited you to her birthday party. Unfortunately, we are doing X, so you can't go, but be sure to wish her a happy birthday!" Not telling her could result in unnecessary hurt feelings if she finds out about it and thinks Larla didn't invite her, and I can't think of an upside to not telling her other than not having to hear any complaints about not being able to go. Sometimes you can't go to the party. Sometimes other people can't come to your party. That's just life, and a thing that you have to learn to deal with.
Anonymous
02/26/2019 21:59
Subject: Parents who don’t like kid birthday parties, do you tell your child about the party?
I dislike kids' birthday parties nowadays, because the ones in our circle aren't friendly home parties anymore, nobody has the time.
So I force myself to schedule a good number on our calendar, and if we have the slightest conflict, tell my kids that unfortunately we can't make X's party.
Anonymous
02/26/2019 21:57
Subject: Parents who don’t like kid birthday parties, do you tell your child about the party?
Anonymous wrote:Or Option C, I suck it up and let my kids go, because THEY love birthday parties and celebrating their friends.
This, we try go to them as as we want kids to come to ours.
Anonymous
02/26/2019 21:53
Subject: Parents who don’t like kid birthday parties, do you tell your child about the party?
You are doing your kid a disservice by not telling them or preventing them from going. Attending friends birthday parties is a part of ones childhood.
Anonymous
02/26/2019 21:37
Subject: Parents who don’t like kid birthday parties, do you tell your child about the party?
Anonymous wrote:Or Option C, I suck it up and let my kids go, because THEY love birthday parties and celebrating their friends.
I’m talking about the parents who choose not to attend for family time or other reasons.
Anonymous
02/26/2019 21:34
Subject: Parents who don’t like kid birthday parties, do you tell your child about the party?
Or Option C, I suck it up and let my kids go, because THEY love birthday parties and celebrating their friends.
Anonymous
02/26/2019 21:32
Subject: Parents who don’t like kid birthday parties, do you tell your child about the party?
Or do you decline or not RSVP and never tell your child about the party?