Dear Costco/Delivery Company I'm really bummed you didn't listen to my after 4pm delivery request and I will not be getting my dishwasher tomorrow. I'm also annoyed that I spent over 2 hours today fighting with you over a stupid dishwasher. I'm glad the scheduling manager called and we are not the 1st appointment on the 11th so I can get my dishwasher by 8am. Me who ordered on 11/25
PS Costco is going to credit me for the late delivery and all the hassles so customer service was helpful at least in $$$ sense and I'm guessing this is why I also got a call from the scheduling manager.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Jan 4, 2018 6:45:52 GMT -5
k3am When I have a lot of invites, I don't go to all the parties unless my kid really likes the other kid. But it sounds like that is the case for you guys, in which case I highly recommend sending your H alone to some and you go alone to some. That's all I got.
+1 to looking forward to drop off parties. I have not experienced one yet, but my oldest is in Kindergarten.
mustardseed2007 - Amen to one parent attending parties! I truly don’t get both parents attending. It also is really odd to me when I host and end up with two couples I don’t know and all the rest drop off - I am usually trying to run the party and not entertain grown ups. At DS’ last Party one dad asked me where the food was. It was at a LEGO place so food was prohibited until everything was cleared for cake. It was really awkward - he said something like “I thought we always got pizza at these things” - the party was from 2-3:30 so.....no.
DH and I have NEVER attended a kid's party together. We do it assume siblings are invited, so one of us stays home with one kid and the other goes to the party. Typically I go to the parties because DH doesn't know the other parents, but every now and then, when I've had my fill, I tap him in.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Jan 4, 2018 10:25:15 GMT -5
Sometimes we'll both go since we have 2 kids and a lot of the time they are both going to the party, but most of the time we don't.
Oh yeah and we have also received 2 invites to 2 different parties at the same time, both kids invited to both and so we end up with 1 kid going to one and 1 kid is going to the other. That's a day in the life for some people but it's a big hustle for me.
However, to those who haven't received invites, the kids in your class might not be having a party or might not be having a school party if they have one. There are a bunch of kids in our school that don't have school parties...I remember I wondered for a while about one family in particular b/c they had two kids the same age as my 2 kids, our kids really got on with each other, and they would come to our parties every time. But their oldest has a birthday on Christmas Eve and from that they have just decided not to ever try to throw a party. And they continued that with their youngest also. ***Shrug***
I just have to say - birthday parties are a major source of anxiety for me this year. Separate classes is leading to all kinds of drama in my house. Not to mention the TON of kids we're going to have to invite to ours. Ugh.
But usually we just send one parent and other stays home if it's at a place. If at someone's house, we usually all go because it's just a casual hang out day.
I have a hard time with the kids having birthday parties with their friends. DD and DS1 have the curse of the summer birthdays. DD has had 2 birthday parties where she invited friends from school. I was so nervous that no one would come since everyone scatters for summer vacations. This past year, she handed out invitations during the last week of school (early June) for a party in mid-July. I had a few respond no right away. I had to send emails to other parents to see if their kids could come. I relied on the email lists from her soccer and softball teams and the PTO membership directory. She must have handed out 25 invitations and 10 kids came to the party (and 2 of them were cousins). I don't think DD has any BFFs in school; she is pretty friendly with everyone. So I can't even pitch the 'special activity with a few friends on your birthday' idea. I have not done a friend party yet for DS1 since he is only 3. DS2 will be easier since his bday is in March.
Post by sweetptater on Jan 4, 2018 11:13:45 GMT -5
I'm not planning on ever doing a school party. It's either a family party, or a party with a few close friends only. Birthday parties spark my anxiety to no end.
DD's 1st grade class has 36 kids which is probably why we aren't getting invites this year. We have a June b-day that falls the same time school lets out so we haven't attempted a school party. Last year DD refused to have a party and just wanted to ride which made things so easy. I like doing parties that are just a few close friends the best.
Drop off parties are the best. I have rules though. I need to know the kid/parents and it needs to be at safe location meaning no pizza places. I like the gymnastic/bounce house places here as they have either 1 or 2 parties only going on and the rest of the facility isn't open to the public so I feel like it is secured.
I just have to say - birthday parties are a major source of anxiety for me this year. Separate classes is leading to all kinds of drama in my house. Not to mention the TON of kids we're going to have to invite to ours. Ugh.
But usually we just send one parent and other stays home if it's at a place. If at someone's house, we usually all go because it's just a casual hang out day.
Some good friends of ours are twins. Their parties are EPIC with 50+ kids.... I guess the upside is that you only have to do one?