Kids parties ...

[pericat]

A friend of my 12 year old is having her birthday party at the weekend from 4.30 on sat afternoon till 7.15 on Sunday night. Is it only me who thinks this is a tad over the top?

[stewey]

Absolute unmitigated stupidity; where do people get these ideas from?

[pericat]

Well I'm not allowing mine go till Sunday afternoon stewey - i'm a hard mother

[sophie_1003]

what is she going to do for her 18th??

[stewey]

Gotta laugh at sophie's response.

[pericat]

Definitely a point sophie - the pressure it can put on other parents is crazy - I have spent far too long just discussing this with my daughter -

[dothawkes31]

are you sure that there hasn't been a typo on the invite?

[sophie_1003]

Is it her 12th birthday or 13th? Can't remember doing anything huge for my 12th and for my 13th, 14th and 15th birthday I had sleepovers where 3-4 friends were invited, they were brilliant!!

[DEN53]

Peri - I am guessing it is a type of sleepover party - otherwise thats a lot of pass the parcels {;o D

[pericat]

It's a sleep over on Saturday / swimming on Sunday aft and back to her house again till 7.15 - in my opinion there is not enough parental supervision and that's another reason mine isn't sleeping over but I have been asked to give a dig out with lifts to swimming which I am doing as I want to keep an eye on things. She doesn't live in our area either so there is a small bit of driving involved -

[stewey]

Fine, a sleepover: but until 7:30 the next night!

[sophie_1003]

Well, it sounds like she's got very brave parents!

[pericat]

No she lives with her dad - nice man - her mother is an alcoholic - she is spoilt and allowed do whatever she wants because the dad has 3 sons also and probably overwhelmed. Any time my daughter has been there I haven't been happy with the freedom they get and being left alone in the house while he works, goes for a drink or whatever. Or when she's been at ours he can't be contacted on the phone

[pericat]

Can access that piston - now I'm scared