Anonymous
03/13/2019 20:17
Subject: Re:Another birthday pet peeve!
You should probably just decline party invitations if you can't handle the hosts not following your specified timeline.
I hope you're passing your impatience and judginess onto your kids. Trust me, they're watching.
I hope you're passing your impatience and judginess onto your kids. Trust me, they're watching.
Anonymous
03/13/2019 15:05
Subject: Another birthday pet peeve!
dumb thing to care about
Anonymous
03/11/2019 06:26
Subject: Re:Another birthday pet peeve!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How old are the kids?
I am a teacher and have lunch duty every day. It lasts 30 minutes, with 5 minutes at the start and end for cleaning (handwashing or cleaning tables).
When I go to parties, I get a little "helpful/bossy" and offer to serve the cake or help with pacing. Last party I went to, I mentioned that the pick ups would start in 15 minutes and we had not sung yet.
It is a skill to get 20 kids in one place at one time. The hosts may have been more relaxed about that.
I find parties really stressful and prefer to host them in places where there is someone else to run it, which a HARD STOP at the 90 or 120 minute mark.
I’m so glad I don’t know you.
Lol. I was thinking the opposite: I like your style and appreciate parents like you to help keep things on track at my own kid's parties!
Same! Maybe some of you haven’t been to parties where the kids have finished eating the pizza or whatever and are supposed to remain in the party room sitting quietly until cake is served. I have. It doesn’t work for the 2-5 yo age range.
Anonymous
03/11/2019 05:38
Subject: Another birthday pet peeve!
Had no idea cake had to come immediately after food. We put out food so kids can eat when they want and typically do cake about an hour before the end. Thankfully we still have friends despite the CakeGate that our son's parties are undoubtedly known. *eyeroll*
Anonymous
03/11/2019 04:45
Subject: Another birthday pet peeve!
DCUM parents experience the most angst over stupid ass birthday parties, I swear.
Anonymous
03/11/2019 01:48
Subject: Re:Another birthday pet peeve!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How old are the kids?
I am a teacher and have lunch duty every day. It lasts 30 minutes, with 5 minutes at the start and end for cleaning (handwashing or cleaning tables).
When I go to parties, I get a little "helpful/bossy" and offer to serve the cake or help with pacing. Last party I went to, I mentioned that the pick ups would start in 15 minutes and we had not sung yet.
It is a skill to get 20 kids in one place at one time. The hosts may have been more relaxed about that.
I find parties really stressful and prefer to host them in places where there is someone else to run it, which a HARD STOP at the 90 or 120 minute mark.
I’m so glad I don’t know you.
Lol. I was thinking the opposite: I like your style and appreciate parents like you to help keep things on track at my own kid's parties!