Vent: Childfree vs. the parents at a party

[Ember]

I agree with the rapidly disappearing (but cleverly quoted) post. There were individual conversations going on, but we were all in one room. None of us were better than acquaintances.

Anyway, it really just was a vent about a tiring and unsuccessful evening. Not a big deal at all. I really do think parents like this are the exception rather than the rule, you just hear about these ones because no one thinks so say, "I had a lovely dinner with parents and they only talked about their child when it was appropriate to the conversation!"

 

[chloelovesdisney]

I had to quote this because for some reason this poster goes back through and changes all her posts to .
How exciting to actually read one. LOL

Wow, you actually got to quote the elusive Cooky. I think this is a first, very impressive.

 

[MommyBoo!]

I'm related to one of those parents. It has so come back to bite her in the butt.

I never had any qualms about saying anything, but sometimes it is a little easier in a family situation.

 

[phorsenuf]

Wow, you actually got to quote the elusive Cooky. I think this is a first, very impressive.

Well....I am queen of the rule ya know.

 

[kirbsam]

i find it hard to believe that a bunch of adults would stay in that room and abide by those rules. i dont care if the party was in one room or not. i would have gone to get another drink and stayed in the kitchen. within 15 minutes the party would have moved to the drink table. problem solved. i think the real problem is the party goers that couldnt figure out what to do...

 

[hentob]

So we basically spent several hours staring at this kid while his parents narrated his every move.

Why

I would have left.

 

[Magic Mom]

Why

I would have left.

But then what would you have posted about?

 

[Mouse House Mama]

How did you even keep a straight face? I wold have laughed so hard that I might have peed myself. Does a 10 month old even know what a flood or earthquake is? Really? That is just ridiculous but I don't understand how everyone sat there and accomodated them.
As for saying that their life didn't have meaning before they had kids I do get that. I don't think they were saying that childless people are meaningless pieces of nothing. I just think that once you have kids your perspective changes and things that you thought were important no longer are and vices versa. I think it was more of a personal reflection for them. Not a slam against others. YMMV.

 

[Planogirl]

I would have laughed too. Then I would have continued my conversation. Some people are way too wacky.

 

[roliepolieoliefan]

i find it hard to believe that a bunch of adults would stay in that room and abide by those rules. i dont care if the party was in one room or not. i would have gone to get another drink and stayed in the kitchen. within 15 minutes the party would have moved to the drink table. problem solved. i think the real problem is the party goers that couldnt figure out what to do...

I totally agree. I can't think of one party I attended that if 1 set of parents (other than the hosts) tried to dictate the party because of their snowflake child, anyone would have abided by them.

And I as the host would have stopped that nonsense real soon. Either go with the flow or take the kid home. But the flow of the party and conversation would have never ceased because of a pair of clueless nutty parents.

 

[Octoberbride03]

I had to quote this because for some reason this poster goes back through and changes all her posts to .
How exciting to actually read one. LOL

OMG

I can't believe Cooky actually has coherent thoughts instead of just periods. She has been killing me for weeks with these. You really must follow her around the boards

 

[Wishing on a star]

Not necessarily. I have seen groups of people bullied by outspoken, assertive, narcissistic morons.

OMG!!!!!
forget Cooky's post.
This takes the cake!!!!
"outspoken, assertive, narcissitic, morons"!!!!!

This takes the cake, because, in reality it is SO true!

Dawn, you simply MUST have known my FIL....

 

[mickeysgal]

I would have spit my drink across the room and laughed out loud at them for this one. SERIOUSLY??

I'm surprised that the parents allowed drinking to be seen by their 10 month old. Wouldn't want to put that image in the child's mind either.

 

[Missy1961]

Well....I am queen of the rule ya know.

 

[Wishing on a star]

Last night we were invited to a house warming /bbq for some friends. There were about 15 people there, all chatting very nicely. Then "the parents" arrived. All of a sudden the entire evening was devoted to the 10 month old.

They also went on, in a room full of people without children, to laugh about how meaningless life is if you aren't a parent.

While I completely and totally agree with the OP's vent, if indeed this happened exactly as described..... I have to say that I think the bold/underlined statement above is the real crux of the issue, and motivation behind this 'the parents' bashing post. (many prev. posts by the OP also would tend to verify this) I very very seriously doubt that, no matter HOW blind these parents are, that they actually laughed at the other adults and told others that their life is meaningless.

Really, like NOBODY here has ever seen a completely giddy new parent???? And like NOBODY there had the freedom and free-will of normal adults to move around and talk to whom they wished about what they wished????

This is just the OP's latest excuse to publicly parent-bash.

 

[Hannathy]

I'm surprised that the parents allowed drinking to be seen by their 10 month old. Wouldn't want to put that image in the child's mind either.

I'm sure it was organic apple juice........as dictated by the parents. The others probably dumped their drinks when ordered.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Many years ago I had a very large party in my apartment. Two of the guests had an infant about four months old with them. As the party was spread throughout the apartment, we put the baby in her carrier in the bathtub and drew the shower curtain. Put a warning sign on the door that if the baby in the bathtub was crying please let Mike or Sharon know. (I had been Best Man at their wedding and later Mike was Best Man at mine about 16 years later.)

 

[Art 1]

We always put adults only on our invitations. Are friends just know that you don't bring children and would never bring a newborn to a party.

 

[Mrs. Charming]

Brrrrrr. weather forecast says to expect blizzards wherever this child lives...snowflake alert!

This is the worst kind of parent and they should be stopped at all costs...

LMAO!

I'm definitely not childfree, and that would have driven me bananas! I'd have (politely) faked a babysitter emergency and promptly fled the premises.

 

[sunnyday123]

First of all, Phorsenuf- you freakin' ROCK!! You caught a Cooky post!!!


And OP, you must have been at a party with my brother (notice no "D") and SIL. Their 3rd child ( only one they have together ) is the 2nd coming of Christ. He is the smartest and the best, and they will tell you this every this every time you are within 20 feet of him. Including in front of their other children. He runs every where, and they think it's cute when he throws a tantrum because he wants a drink from a strangers soda. The other kids aren't allowed to talk, play or watch tv when he's asleep. He is on the fast track to being one of the most obnoxious kid on the planet.

We were all at the beach together ( and for the last time ) and they wanted me to turn off the tv because he was asleep. Needless to say, I didn't and he managed to sleep through it. However, anytime he threw a fit ( roughly every 7 minutes ) they made a comment about how, "his nap was disturbed" by the tv.