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I recieved an invitation to one of my friends kid's birthday party. The birthday party is actually a swimming birthday party. An hour before the party I am notified that there is a fee of $4 per person to go swimming. Not that I care that I have to pay $4 to go swimmming but I feel somwhere on the invitation it should have stated that it was going to cost us $4. I would have been pretty mad if I showed up at the party with no money only to find out that now my son was not going to participate. All the invitation says is to wear your swim suit, bring clothes and a towel. Nothing about $4. ↓
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| Name: Lynne n | Date: Jul 1st, 2006 7:17 PM |
| You should have been told about a week before not a hour before,This is the same kind of thing with me and the lift! ↑ |
| Name: Julia | Date: Jul 1st, 2006 7:22 PM |
| Yeah, she should have made it clear on the invitation! The only thing I could think of is, she may have forgotten to add it at the time so called everyone. But if it was only an hour before the party started, that is odd? Don't you usually send out invites a couple weeks in advance? I would think she should have called a bit sooner than that? Maybe she just found out herself? It could be that she didn't know about the fee, so had to hurry up and notify everyone? All I know is, regardless of the reason, if it were a party for my child I would have paid for all my guests to swim. But that's just me. ;) ↑ |
| Name: Layne | Date: Jul 1st, 2006 9:43 PM |
| I think she should of said so on the invitation. Is it me or if you cant aford to pay for your childs B-day party. then have one you can aford. this thing where now days people have parties then expect someone else to pay is tacky in its self. Like having weddings then wanting everyone to pay for the dresses and tux. It is just wrong. People need to live within there own budget and not expect others to pay for it. ↑ |
| Name: charla | Date: Jul 1st, 2006 10:00 PM |
| i agree completly with layne , my oldest and youngest sons bdays are 1 day apart and becouse there is 7 years difference between the 2 it is hard and too much money to do 2 parties so we combine with 2 small cakes each of there own deceration and go to some place like a chuckycheese and pay for the limited kids that were invited, ( they each invite 5 ) thats just rude i think to invite children and not pay there way . i do however have one request on invatation parents must stay im there for my childs bday and to enjoy it with them not to be stressed out by trying to keep up with other peopkes kids that has happened way to many times to me and i cant stand it !!! ↑ |
| Name: chebionne | Date: Jul 1st, 2006 11:15 PM |
| I'd be mad too.especially if i didn,t have the money.Think of the tears and upset if you had to tell your kid they couldn't participate.this should have been researched and noted on the invitation. ↑ |
| Name: EthansMom0213 | Date: Jul 1st, 2006 11:29 PM |
We recieved the invitation about three weeks ago so their was plenty of time for her to contact people to let them know. I actually didn't hear that I had to pay from the mother of the girl who the birthday party was for but by my sister who was also invited.
We did go and my son had alot of fun. I was just mad that I was notified before hand. Again I wouldn't of had a problem paying I just felt that I should have been notified sooner then 1 hour before the party. I would of hated to get their and had my son be upset because we couldn't swim because I didn't bring or have any money. ↑ |
| Name: nicole jones | Date: Jul 1st, 2006 11:37 PM |
| Not that $4 is much money, but that's kinda tacky all around. I think the guest of honor's mother should have shelled out the money for all the kids invited beforehand. I would think it was a little strange if a birthday invitation said i had to pay, and i would definitly be pissed if it didn't say - but i found out when i got there that was the case. ↑ |
| Name: Layne | Date: Jul 1st, 2006 11:41 PM |
| Thank goodness I thought you guys were going to ripe me a new one that you shouldn'nt expect kids to pay there own way at parties. I get more and more invites where they want to go to these expensive places and ask the kids to pay there way. people really need to quite spoiling there kids with these parties that are more then they can aford. I mean what measage are we giving our kids? They will grow up to think they should have it all. did any of you ladies watch oprah last week and they said spoiling our kids is teaching them to have no impathy. It really makes sense doesnt it . If we give our children grad illusions all the time what are they going to expect when they are grown. I dont want kids to learn that credit cards are the answer. weve been down this road and it is hell to get out. I used to try and keep up with the jone's but Im finding out the Jone's are trying to make ends meet too and someday we all have to pay the piper. Ok..... Im done .... I'll get off my soapbox. ↑ |
| Name: Layne | Date: Jul 2nd, 2006 4:08 AM |
| charla that is a great idea having the parents stay at the party 2 reasons. 1 so you can enjoy the kids. 2 it is a great way to get to know the other mothers in your childs class or where ever. I would really like to know the families better that my kids go to school with and that is a great way to do it. Thankyou. ↑ |
| Name: EthansMom0213 | Date: Jul 2nd, 2006 4:28 AM |
| I was just talking to my sister who said that 50 Kids where invited to this birthday party only 24 showed but most of the kids that where there weren't even old enough to be in the water by themselve which meant a parent had to be with them. My son is only 2, my nephew is 1. Although $4 isn't a whole lot of money now that I think about it she should have really rethought this party. The mother of the girl who this birthday party was for claimed that she was unable to make the guest list smaller. Sure she could, my sister and I would of been just fine not being invited. It's not like we talk on the phone everyday with this person or hang out with her alot. We might see or talk to her every two or three months. I went because I knew it was something my son would enjoy. It was raining otherwise I might have stayed home and just swam in our pool. ↑ |
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