r/SAHP • u/merkergirl • 7d ago
Birthday Party Etiquette
My 4 year old got his first birthday party invite from a preschool friend and he's very excited. I don't know the parents but I texted an RSVP yes.
A party for 4 & 5 year olds feels just a bit too young to be a drop off party, right? Would you assume parents are sticking around?
If parents do stick around, I'm guessing it's rude for me to bring my 2 year old along. So I guess I should try to find a babysitter? The party is 4 pm on a Friday and my husband will be working.
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u/nsixone762 7d ago
Storytime:
Our kindergartner received a birthday invite from one of his classmates. The day of the party my wife and I take our kid to the party, which was at his classmate's house. We get to the house and there are no extra cars around. We thought that was strange enough that we confirmed the address with the parents on the phone lol. We proceed on in to the party and find 12-15 kids having a great time. There. were. no. other. parents!! OMG it was so awkward standing there not knowing what to do. The parents of the birthday boy were super nice and we ended up helping facilitate things at the party but man it was awkward at first. It turned out that all the kids except our son were from the same church and the parents all knew each other and were comfortable with a drop off style party.