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Kid Skips Birthday Party, Mom Invoices Kid's Parents $25

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Re: Kid Skips Birthday Party, Mom Invoices Kid's Parents $25

  • raissyraisraissyrais member
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    I agree that no-shows are extremely rude but this particular situation does make the whole thing a bit over the top and ridiculous.
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  • debbeaudebbeau member
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    I am one of the guilty ones who gives parties for my daughter's birthday. This year it was pizza and cake and they watched a movie. The kids are so busy after school they don't get together often out side of school that it seems like a great time for them to take a break and spend time together. I take phones at the door!
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    edited June 2015

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  • dcbride86dcbride86 member
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    Um, an RSVP is not a contract.  How does she plan on getting the money back in small claims court?

    Also, way to prevent your kid from making any friends.

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  • debbeaudebbeau member
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    Husky puppy I take the phones for two reasons and it is with their parents prior permission. One there have been dropped phones all over the house from when the girls are running around, their parents call, get no answer and panick. If the phones are in one location we can hear one of them ring. Two, I have been in rooms where there are six friends on their phones and not saying a word to each other. That saddens me.
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  • debbeaudebbeau member
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    They are 11 and 12 years old.
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  • KatWAGKatWAG member
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    Um, where can I go skiing and get cake for only $25??? Count me in!
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  • hellosweetie1015hellosweetie1015 member
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    Yeah... my kiddos won't be having big parties. I get the desire - I always wanted a pool party because my birthday is right before Labor Day weekend - but I never really had a bunch of friends to invite, so it was usually just a sleepover. I definitely didn't have anything except cake and my favorite food for dinner until I was school age.

    The biggest party I ever had growing up was at a park. I think I was eight or maybe nine, and I was allowed to invite my Sunday School class of 8 or so (all of whom I considered friends) and my two best friends outside of church. My best friends were out of town, which I knew about, and nobody came from my Sunday School class. I don't think we did any more parties for me after that.
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  • VulgarGirlVulgarGirl member
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    So I was discussing this with some friends, especially the "big party" idea, and one of the people present told me it was mean to not throw a big party and invite the whole class because it would mean a child would have to "choose between people" and children should not have to choose who they like and don't like.

    Also this person thinks it's mean to make kids share a room, believes in "asking" a child to correct their behavior (as in, will you please stop hitting me?), and doesn't think you should tell a kid no because it "limits their minds". 

    So basically she's a dingbat and I'm never letting my kids play with her kids. 
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  • lyndausvilyndausvi mod
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    My birthday in in July.  Never had a class party.   I did cool stuff though. We were sometimes on vacation or go tubing or something else fun.  

      My favorite was my 10th birthday.  The day started out eating breakfast with Minnie Mouse at Disney World.  Then getting on a plane back to Houston.  The day ended going to an Astros game that night.     

    My siblings were pretty jealous.


    I don't really care if people want to throw big parties or not, but planning a party means you will have last minute cancellations and/or no shows.  Deal with it.






    What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests.  Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated. 
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