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Anonymous wrote:My son wants an all-boys birthday party but he has a friend whose mom drags the little sister to all the parties.

She’s a sweetheart but we have a limited headcount and she would be the only girl at the party.

Should I just let her tag along anyway or should I tell the mom we only want boys?

The party involves an activity similar to laser tag.

I don't see what her gender has to do with it.

Surely, if your kid is old enough to play laser tag, then it's a drop off party right? Just say "Just a heads up that we can't accommodate siblings due to the headcount, but feel free to drop off!"

I agree. He is being a misygonistic jerk about this.

He's a little boy who wants a boys only party just like girls want only "girls" party! He has lots of time before he can be accused of misygonistic jerk!

Misogyny starts early. He probably gets it from his father.

Our next door neighbors five year old daughter demanded an all girls party. My son, who she sometimes plays with, wasn’t invited while our other neighbors daughters were. Is that also misogyny?

They might accuse her of misandry!

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Anonymous wrote:It’s just not appropriate to bring an uninvited sibling to a party. Period.

I had this happen to me at my DD’s party in kinder. The site allowed 20 and I invited all 24 from her class knowing someone wouldn’t be able to come. I explained this to a mom who asked if her younger DD could come, and she still pressured me endlessly.

Wow, rude. I am having a party for my kindergarten DD and inviting the class. I wonder if people will ask to bring siblings. I’m already at capacity with the class.

(NP) They will—which is why the last birthday party I had for my DD I made it girls only. Despite purchasing the platinum sha-bang (where we’d have the facility to ourselves) there was was still a limit on the number of attendees. This was the easiest way to naturally cut attendance. (…and she’s lower ES where boys don’t hang out with too many girls anyway, so this did not phase her.)

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Anonymous wrote:What most of you are missing is to view this through the lens of gender equity.

The sister is being excluded solely on the basis of her gender!

What? It’s mostly the age and the fact that she’s not friends with the birthday kid. I have 2 boys 3 years apart and I don’t allow them to tag along at parties for the other one’s friends, unless the host lets me know it’s okay.

Stop making excuses for misogyny and sexism.

You are, quite obviously, a troll, but I'll play for a minute.

It is your opinion that *all* children's parties, no matter the age or the desires of the kids, need to invite both boys and girls? That any party that includes only boys or only girls is, definitionally, sexist?

I just want to be clear on your position before I respond.

You gotta make it drop-off.

If you're asking parents to stay, you gotta roll with the sibling.

She doesnt have to play laser tag. But she'll be present

Clearly they better stop all women only Bible Study, Bunco and nights out!

I hope the crazy poster about sexism is protesting girls only spa days and tea parties!

Is the poster also demand the end of women only colleges? How about HBCUs?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What most of you are missing is to view this through the lens of gender equity.

The sister is being excluded solely on the basis of her gender!

What? It’s mostly the age and the fact that she’s not friends with the birthday kid. I have 2 boys 3 years apart and I don’t allow them to tag along at parties for the other one’s friends, unless the host lets me know it’s okay.

Stop making excuses for misogyny and sexism.

Nobody is buying what you’re selling. You don’t even have kids.

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Anonymous wrote:What most of you are missing is to view this through the lens of gender equity.

The sister is being excluded solely on the basis of her gender!

What? It’s mostly the age and the fact that she’s not friends with the birthday kid. I have 2 boys 3 years apart and I don’t allow them to tag along at parties for the other one’s friends, unless the host lets me know it’s okay.

Stop making excuses for misogyny and sexism.

DP here. Just don’t bring siblings male or female who are not invited. This is a drop off party. All of us have other kids and conflicts. Or just decline if you can’t figure this out.

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Anonymous wrote:What most of you are missing is to view this through the lens of gender equity.

The sister is being excluded solely on the basis of her gender!

What? It’s mostly the age and the fact that she’s not friends with the birthday kid. I have 2 boys 3 years apart and I don’t allow them to tag along at parties for the other one’s friends, unless the host lets me know it’s okay.

Stop making excuses for misogyny and sexism.

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Anonymous wrote:What most of you are missing is to view this through the lens of gender equity.

The sister is being excluded solely on the basis of her gender!

What? It’s mostly the age and the fact that she’s not friends with the birthday kid. I have 2 boys 3 years apart and I don’t allow them to tag along at parties for the other one’s friends, unless the host lets me know it’s okay.

This doesn’t happen unless you are family friends. Even then, younger siblings not welcome. My son doesn’t even want his own brother who is just 2 years younger at his birthday. He is 13.

Anonymous wrote:What most of you are missing is to view this through the lens of gender equity.

The sister is being excluded solely on the basis of her gender!

What? It’s mostly the age and the fact that she’s not friends with the birthday kid. I have 2 boys 3 years apart and I don’t allow them to tag along at parties for the other one’s friends, unless the host lets me know it’s okay.