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06.19.08, 14:04 PM General Topics
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I know I'm being impossible. I was just telling DH that we needed to pick and choose bday parties our kids attend b/c the number they're being invited to is getting overwhelming (3 kids in 3 different schools plus church and neighborhood friends.) Then today dd gets invited to a party that two classmates are holding at the same time and I think "I have to bring two presents to one party?" Not sure what my prob is. Well - I'm pregnant and hormonal so I'm sure that's part of it. But my question is: is it smart or cheap to consolidate parties with a friend? Both kids are in the same class. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.19.08, 02:04 PM Flag
 

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for me personally i think it's smart, especially for busy families like ours [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:05 PM Flag
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Well it solves your first issue of having too many parties to go to. As for 2 gifts, you'd have to buy each a gift if they had separate parties. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:06 PM Flag
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you're completely right. i'm not sure what the problem is. maybe jealousy? we just hosted a party at this very place and i shelled out 100% of the $. i think i'm prob. just wishing it had occurred to me to share a party with the little girl in dd's class who has the same bday. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:07 PM Flag
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you sound awful [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:11 PM Flag
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i'm being honest about my emotions. after posting, i really thought about it and realized that maybe i'm just feeling that i wish i'd thought of it. if that makes me awful than fine but i'd hate to live in your narrow world. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:12 PM Flag
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it's fine to be honest, but taking the time to post that your first reaction to this neat solution to the problem of the same guest list for parties for close birthdays (which is also a solution to your previous complaint to your husband) is one of feeling cheated by having to buy a gift for two kids while only getting one party in return. not sure how remarking on it means i live in a narrow world . . . [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:15 PM Flag
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there's a huge difference b/t remarking on it can calling someone awful. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:17 PM Flag
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i didn't say op WAS awful -- i said she SOUNDED awful. which she does. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:18 PM Flag
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i've got news for you - you sound worse than OP [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:28 PM Flag
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np: as you know parties are expensive. some parents could not do it otherwise [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:11 PM Flag
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lol - that is so not the case with these families. i truly just think they are smarter than i am. that's all. i shouldn't have posted. now i'm considered awful and insensitive to financial needs. i really am neither. good thing this is anonymous. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:13 PM Flag
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i think you are thinking too much. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:17 PM Flag
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it's not necessarily a problem of finances. if the kids are in the same class it's likely that nearly all of the invitees for both parties would be the same, and if their birthdays are in the same week or so, they're looking at the same weekend for their parties. with all the scheduling difficulties that go hand in hand with kids' birthday parties, this may have been the only way to avoid a guest war (making people choose between the two kids for which party to attend) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:18 PM Flag
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I think everyone does this to some extent. It's impossible to go to every party. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:06 PM Flag
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It's smart. A 2-fer for you. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:09 PM Flag
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coupl e of comments. first of all, i think it's a good idea to consolidate liek that. i wish it was more popular so people wouldn't feel like the poor relations if they did things like hand-me-down clothing, joining up to have parties, etc. But secondly, you never know what the story was. maybe they both planned parties on the same day and this was the only way to minimize the conflict. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:21 PM Flag
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You will have 4 kids - why? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.19.08, 03:15 PM Flag
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