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Bops
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Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
My DS was invited to a kindergarten classmates b-day party at the childs home....The party is only 1.5 hours 
I don't know these people ( DH met the dad at another b-day party, but thats all)
What do we do ? Stay or drop off ?
The mom seems a bit of a flake ( nice but flaky  ) She called 2 weeks ago for our address and then called today to say that she forgot to mail the invites and the party is Saturday  ! Then she proceeded to tell me that she was going to make the party an hour but thought that was too short ( um, yeah ya think?) and that 2 hours was too long
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Posted 10/26/10 8:26 PM  |
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SweetCin
My green-eyed boy
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
Stacey, I had the same Q for G's first preschool party b/c it didn't say anything--but I didn't know the mom/kid at all. I stayed; all the parents did. I would assume they would expect parents to stay being that the kids are only 5---but maybe I'm assuming wrong? But especially if its only 1 1/2.
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| Posted 10/26/10 8:29 PM |
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MrsSchwags
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
Dh brought DS to a home-birthday party. It was for 3 year olds but all the parents stayed he said.
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| Posted 10/26/10 8:44 PM |
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dawnygirl25
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
me personally....I'd stay!
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| Posted 10/26/10 8:51 PM |
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justmefornow
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
Hmm...5 and don't know them? You should plan to stay! For my DDs 7th bday I told parents for the 1st time since having parties that they can stay or feel free to drop off their child and only 2 of 7 parents dropped the kids off. It was at my place but most parents had not been here before and didn't know us well.
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| Posted 10/26/10 9:02 PM |
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Bops
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
Ok, thats was what I thought (to stay)...I feel better about doing that anyway
I guess because its at a house and so short I thought the mother would have specified it to me, but then again she doesn't seem to be too organnized
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| Posted 10/26/10 10:04 PM |
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dawnygirl25
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
Posted by Bops
Ok, thats was what I thought (to stay)...I feel better about doing that anyway
I guess because its at a house and so short I thought the mother would have specified it to me, but then again she doesn't seem to be too organnized
yeah really...who calls and says they "forgot to send out the invites?"
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| Posted 10/26/10 10:21 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
I'd stay.
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| Posted 10/26/10 10:39 PM |
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Michelle
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
I would stay and most parties at places are either 1.5 to 2 hours long so I don't see the time being that strange.
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| Posted 10/27/10 10:42 AM |
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Bops
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
Posted by Michelle
I would stay and most parties at places are either 1.5 to 2 hours long so I don't see the time being that strange.
Yeah, I've been to many party places where the time slot is 1.5-2 hours, but never a home party..
Different strokes they say
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| Posted 10/27/10 12:38 PM |
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hazeleyes33
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
Posted by Bops
Posted by Michelle
I would stay and most parties at places are either 1.5 to 2 hours long so I don't see the time being that strange.
Yeah, I've been to many party places where the time slot is 1.5-2 hours, but never a home party..
Different strokes they say
We just had a party at home and I specifically made the party 2 hours. The parents dropped off their kids (they are all 7, some turning 8 in a few months).
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| Posted 10/27/10 2:24 PM |
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twicethefun
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
Posted by hazeleyes33
Posted by Bops
Posted by Michelle
I would stay and most parties at places are either 1.5 to 2 hours long so I don't see the time being that strange.
Yeah, I've been to many party places where the time slot is 1.5-2 hours, but never a home party..
Different strokes they say
We just had a party at home and I specifically made the party 2 hours. The parents dropped off their kids (they are all 7, some turning 8 in a few months).
I have never heard of a kids party without a time limit. They are usually less than two hours whether at home of in a place. There is only so long people can keep our kids entertained. LOL
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| Posted 10/27/10 3:47 PM |
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Bops
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
Ok....I guess all my friends and famiy have parties that are 3 hours and up when in a home....As well as all the parties I myself performed at ( I was in the childrens entertainment business for
8+ years) ....1.5 hours seems short to "me", not my party though whatever.
Not quite sure how my original question got de-railed here, but such as life on LIF .....
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| Posted 10/27/10 4:19 PM |
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twicethefun
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
I would probably stay if I did not trust any of the other parents enough to watch my kids. I don't know though because I no my neighbors have had drop-off parties at their houses since kindergarten or first grade. You are really at the borderline age.
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| Posted 10/27/10 5:01 PM |
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dawnygirl25
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
Posted by Bops
Not quite sure how my original question got de-railed here, but such as life on LIF .....
I check back on this thread to see what others thought about the dropping off thing because DD will be in kindegarten next year and I wanted to see whats expected...little did I realize what topic we were now discussing on here.
Message edited 10/27/2010 10:52:41 PM.
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| Posted 10/27/10 8:25 PM |
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hazeleyes33
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
Posted by twicethefun
Posted by hazeleyes33
Posted by Bops
Posted by Michelle
I would stay and most parties at places are either 1.5 to 2 hours long so I don't see the time being that strange.
Yeah, I've been to many party places where the time slot is 1.5-2 hours, but never a home party..
Different strokes they say
We just had a party at home and I specifically made the party 2 hours. The parents dropped off their kids (they are all 7, some turning 8 in a few months).
I have never heard of a kids party without a time limit. They are usually less than two hours whether at home of in a place. There is only so long people can keep our kids entertained. LOL
Yep, 2 hours was more than enough. We got lucky it was nice out too as I don't know what I would have done with 15 kids in my small house.
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| Posted 10/27/10 9:13 PM |
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hazeleyes33
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
Posted by Bops
Ok....I guess all my friends and famiy have parties that are 3 hours and up when in a home....As well as all the parties I myself performed at ( I was in the childrens entertainment business for
8+ years) ....1.5 hours seems short to "me", not my party though whatever.
Not quite sure how my original question got de-railed here, but such as life on LIF .....
When you have 15 kids, small house and no parents, there has to be a time limit-lol!!
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| Posted 10/27/10 9:14 PM |
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Adri
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
I'd stay, I always do. I haven't been in a drop off party ever, DS is almost 5
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| Posted 10/28/10 7:35 PM |
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Bops
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
So if anyone was curious, the party was today...
Of the 12'ish kids that were there (all from DS's class) only myself and two other moms stayed !
I don't think the birthday boys mom really intended on the parents to stay
( she kind of stopped me at the front door as my DS ran in to play) I continued to make idle chit chat with her and then she said, it's up to you if you want to stay or go...I told her I would ask my DS ( I knew what his answer would be otherwise I wouldn't have asked ) and I stayed...I was glad I did because it seemed like things were a little chaotic ( one of the boys was climbing across the TOP of her swingset unsupervised and I was having heart palipitations  ), and there were a few kids out on the front lawn ...
Musical chairs, pin the tail, decorate a cookie, pinata, then cake....Mission complete
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| Posted 10/30/10 7:22 PM |
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
when in doubt...stay!
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| Posted 11/1/10 1:59 PM |
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dawnygirl25
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Re: Birthday party Q- Do we stay ?
Posted by Bops
So if anyone was curious, the party was today...
Of the 12'ish kids that were there (all from DS's class) only myself and two other moms stayed !
I don't think the birthday boys mom really intended on the parents to stay
( she kind of stopped me at the front door as my DS ran in to play) I continued to make idle chit chat with her and then she said, it's up to you if you want to stay or go...I told her I would ask my DS ( I knew what his answer would be otherwise I wouldn't have asked ) and I stayed...I was glad I did because it seemed like things were a little chaotic ( one of the boys was climbing across the TOP of her swingset unsupervised and I was having heart palipitations ), and there were a few kids out on the front lawn ...
Musical chairs, pin the tail, decorate a cookie, pinata, then cake....Mission complete
I am so suprirsed that many were ropped off at such a young age. The thought of dropping off DD makes me nervous LOL
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