kiddie parties

[WalterMitty]

I have a son.  I despise such events.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I hate all parties. I guess if it were a relative’s (like my two year old cousin) party, I might drop off a present and stay for a while.

[Lief 🗽]

I enjoyed and attended kiddie parties when I was a child. Now that I am an adult male with no children, I do not attend them.

[RogueBeaver]

I enjoyed and attended kiddie parties when I was a child. Now that I am an adult male with no children, I do not attend them.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I enjoyed and attended kiddie parties when I was a child. Now that I am an adult male with no children, I do not attend them.

Essentially, yes. Except that, even as a child, I viscerally loathed bouncy castles. This was because on one occasion another child had eaten too much and drunk too much fizzy pop and...

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

I enjoyed and attended kiddie parties when I was a child. Now that I am an adult male with no children, I do not attend them.

^^

god it feels strange to refer to myself as an 'adult male'
i totally would go to one if it were a laser tag thingy. those were f[inks]ing awesome.

[memphis]

There's a distinction between parties for very young children and those for school aged kids. The first are much more adult oriented, as babies and toddlers don't know what's going on anyway.

[traininthedistance]

From the subject line I thought you might be talking about the Libertarians and/or the Pirates.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

There's a distinction between parties for very young children and those for school aged kids. The first are much more adult oriented, as babies and toddlers don't know what's going on anyway.

Nonsense. They understand that there is cake.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

From the subject line I thought you might be talking about the Libertarians and/or the Pirates.

Members of either party should not be invited to children's parties...

[© tweed]

an excellent opportunity to get my fill of lovin' on kiddies.

[afleitch]

I enjoyed and attended kiddie parties when I was a child. Now that I am an adult male with no children, I do not attend them.

Essentially, yes. Except that, even as a child, I viscerally loathed bouncy castles. This was because on one occasion another child had eaten too much and drunk too much fizzy pop and...

Careful Al, that all sounds suspiciously middle class For me it was diluting juice down at the miners welfare with someones uncle trying to get me join the boxing club.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Careful Al, that all sounds suspiciously middle class For me it was diluting juice down at the miners welfare with someones uncle trying to get me join the boxing club.

Ah, but I grew up in a farming valley, remember. We were the comparatively poor kids who got invited along to make up the numbers

[Hatman 🍁]

Attended my first kiddie party of my adult life last Saturday to celebrate my daughter's 3rd birthday.

It is heartwarming to see your kin enjoy a birthday.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

Unbearable if you're a single, 26 year old who still thirsts for the all the "bad" the world has to offer.  I'd imagine my own kids' birthdays will be nice, but don't expect me to be dressing up as a clown or anything. 

[Redalgo]

I despise them now and also did when I was a child.

[Mr. Morden]

Once the kid is about 5 or 6, don't they just want a party with their own friends, without any adults getting in the way, except to chaperone and serve them cake?  Just how old are the kids at these kiddie parties that Bushie goes to?

[free my dawg]

Shameful. How can you hate loving on kids?

[memphis]

Once the kid is about 5 or 6, don't they just want a party with their own friends, without any adults getting in the way, except to chaperone and serve them cake?

This is definitely true. And most parents of the invited, by this point, have been desperately looking forward to an afternoon of peace and quiet. For most, the novelty of parenthood, which is so strong at the beginning, wears off after a few years.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Once the kid is about 5 or 6, don't they just want a party with their own friends, without any adults getting in the way, except to chaperone and serve them cake?  Just how old are the kids at these kiddie parties that Bushie goes to?

The one tonight turned 4 today.  I will be attending her brother's party in November and, depending on the Thanksgiving family schedule, her foster sister's party also in November.  The young man will be 12 and the young lady will be 11.  The next one after that is in February for a 9 year old.  Then, their mother (my cousin) will be 30 in April so I've got about 8-10 birthdays a year to go to plus Bible Studies every other Friday night (the best way to spend a Friday night, IMO) and now the occasional kid sitting, which I have a feeling I will be doing more of in the weeks and months to come.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Careful Al, that all sounds suspiciously middle class For me it was diluting juice down at the miners welfare with someones uncle trying to get me join the boxing club.

Ah, but I grew up in a farming valley, remember. We were the comparatively poor kids who got invited along to make up the numbers

Although the bigger events were 'community' ones, of course. Quite often linked into the inevitable village fete: if I remember right there were three major ones in the area, which is actually less than the number of traditional parishes. I think it may have been that others did them, but they weren't as good, which would explain that disturbing anomaly. One in particular (in the village home to the last primary school in the area) was very child-orientated.

[King]

Only if it's a party for children of sexually frustrated young single moms.

[dead0man]

This is definitely true. And most parents of the invited, by this point, have been desperately looking forward to an afternoon of peace and quiet. For most, the novelty of parenthood, which is so strong at the beginning, wears off after a few years.

Indeed sir!  I just want it to be over at this point.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Only if it's a party for children of sexually frustrated young single moms.

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[WalterMitty]

Bushie takes a lot sick days from work, school, life etc.  I wonder if he has ever missed a kiddie party due to illness?