What do you think of this party invitation? It ticks me off/PARTY UPDATE post 152

[merrily]

Waiting for an update.............

 

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

The OP can't post because when she arrived at the party with one present, the two Party Moms grabbed her by the hair and attempted to toss her out.

The one other brave mother, just walking up the steps with her solitary present, leaps into the air and kneecaps Party Mom 1 while simultaneously rescuing the OP and tossing Party Mom 2 into the geraniums.

The police are called, both Party Moms are sent to the slammer, OP and Brave Mom are annointed as Super Good Etiquette Heroines, the presents are tossed into a large bucket and divided randomly between the two kids, and peace prevails.

Well, maybe not, but that's the ending we were hoping for...

 

[Mermaid02]

the op can't post because when she arrived at the party with one present, the two party moms grabbed her by the hair and attempted to toss her out.

The one other brave mother, just walking up the steps with her solitary present, leaps into the air and kneecaps party mom 1 while simultaneously rescuing the op and tossing party mom 2 into the geraniums.

The police are called, both party moms are sent to the slammer, op and brave mom are annointed as super good etiquette heroines, the presents are tossed into a large bucket and divided randomly between the two kids, and peace prevails.

Well, maybe not, but that's the ending we were hoping for...

lol!

 

[MizTink]

my daughter and my nephew were in the same kindergarten class and their birthdays are just a few days apart so me and my sister decided to do a joint party. we lived together and our kids were best friends, more like brother/sister.
we invited the whole class.if i remember right (it was several yrs ago!), dd gave the girls invites, and dn gave the boys invites. we never expected people to bring 2 gifts, although some did.
and the kids were talked to in advance not to expect gifts from everyone. i think a few kids even came with no gift....fine with me!

our biggest problem with that party was that ALL the kids invited showed up! we didn't expect the WHOLE class to show up!! and it was a pool party too. that's A LOT of little kids in a pool at the same time!

 

[Diva of Dragons]

The OP can't post because when she arrived at the party with one present, the two Party Moms grabbed her by the hair and attempted to toss her out.

The one other brave mother, just walking up the steps with her solitary present, leaps into the air and kneecaps Party Mom 1 while simultaneously rescuing the OP and tossing Party Mom 2 into the geraniums.

The police are called, both Party Moms are sent to the slammer, OP and Brave Mom are annointed as Super Good Etiquette Heroines, the presents are tossed into a large bucket and divided randomly between the two kids, and peace prevails.

Well, maybe not, but that's the ending we were hoping for...

That's great!!!!

 

[ginna74]

yesssssssss update update please

 

[Disney Doll]

Putting anything on an invitation about gifts is rude, unless it is "no gifts please" or "instead of a gift please bring a food item for donation to our local food pantry".

Putting on an invitation that the kids need to get equal gifts is completely incomprehensible to me, and if all the other Moms save you and the one woman who agrees with you think that, then, quite frankly, none of them know much about etiquette.

One gift for the birthday child we knew. Maybe a small gift "token" gift for the other kid (because he is a kid and I would do that for a kid without his mother having to tell me that I should!), but spending the same amount on a kid I don't even know??? I think not.

 

[hegsag]

I would love to hear how it all worked out...

 

[PaulaSue]

Update, Update, Update... We are all dying ot know what happened!

 

[laurie31]

I've been thinking about this thread and wanting an update too!


I would never have the guts to actually do this, but I thought it would be funny if the OP just didn't take any gifts at all. Voila - exactly the same thing, exactly the same amount - ZERO. LOL. That would show the greedy moms. Then give a normal gift to the child they know later. Like I said, not a serious suggestion, but it's funny to think about. (no, it's not funny to the kids, which is why I'd never do it IRL, but I'd love to stick it to those clueless moms! One should NEVER presume a gift is being brought to an event and dictate anything about it.)

 

[OceanAnnie]

I'd like to see an update too. I'm wondering if the OP got the cold shoulder at the party for agreeing with the other (sensible) mom.

 

[Skywalker]

Sorry I have not posted an update yet!!

Well, I did not meet the brave mom who told them how tacky they were, lol. She was not there when I dropped my son off or when I picked him up. I asked if they wanted me to "hang around and help out" so I could spy, lol, but they said no it's okay just go ahead and enjoy your freedom or something like that.

So I left.

BUT, I was talking to the one mom after the party and I asked her about it, I said kind of jokingly, "So did everyone follow the rules and bring two gifts?"

This is how it broke down, out of the 10 guests: (And yes, they took note of each gift and who brought what.)


6 people brought equal gifts, 2 people brought a larger gift for one boy than the other (I was one of those meanies, lol), and two brought only one gift for one boy (I guess there was more than 1 "brave mom").

Now, get this, one party mom was COMPLAINING about some of the people who brought two equal gifts! They followed orders, so what could they possibly have done to anger party mom, you ask? Well, in their effort to be equal, they failed to make sure that both boys liked the same thing...so one person brought some sort of Lego set for their friend, so they bought the exact same Lego set for the other boy. Except the other boy doesn't like Lego so they were whining that he got that!!!

Um, isn't that what you get when you tell people to keep things equal...I guess next year it will be specified to get two equal gifts but make sure they are individually chosen. I wanted to tell her that normally you buy gifts for someone you actually know, so you might have some clue, but whatever.

This is a woman I am really wondering about now. Our sons are close so we talk but

Anyway, that was the update.

I'll let you all know if they have a party next year!

 

[momrek06]

Sorry I have not posted an update yet!!

Well, I did not meet the brave mom who told them how tacky they were, lol. She was not there when I dropped my son off or when I picked him up. I asked if they wanted me to "hang around and help out" so I could spy, lol, but they said no it's okay just go ahead and enjoy your freedom or something like that.

So I left.

BUT, I was talking to the one mom after the party and I asked her about it, I said kind of jokingly, "So did everyone follow the rules and bring two gifts?"

This is how it broke down, out of the 10 guests: (And yes, they took note of each gift and who brought what.)


6 people brought equal gifts, 2 people brought a larger gift for one boy than the other (I was one of those meanies, lol), and two brought only one gift for one boy (I guess there was more than 1 "brave mom").

Now, get this, one party mom was COMPLAINING about some of the people who brought two equal gifts! They followed orders, so what could they possibly have done to anger party mom, you ask? Well, in their effort to be equal, they failed to make sure that both boys liked the same thing...so one person brought some sort of Lego set for their friend, so they bought the exact same Lego set for the other boy. Except the other boy doesn't like Lego so they were whining that he got that!!!

Um, isn't that what you get when you tell people to keep things equal...I guess next year it will be specified to get two equal gifts but make sure they are individually chosen. I wanted to tell her that normally you buy gifts for someone you actually know, so you might have some clue, but whatever.

This is a woman I am really wondering about now. Our sons are close so we talk but

Anyway, that was the update.

I'll let you all know if they have a party next year!

OH BOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Thanks for the update, OP....and to your LAST sentence in this post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[EMom]

Those two moms take "whiney, tacky, gift-grabbing, greedy, ignorant, ungrateful, clueless witches" to a whole new level. I'm amazed they didn't just charge an entrance fee, with enough mark-up to make a tidy profit for themselves.

 

[PaulaSue]

Thanks for the update.

I would make sure DS is busy next year. Who needs that stress?

 

[Stacerita]

That mother is a piece of work.

Thanks for the update.

 

[KSchwagg86]

This is seriously one of the most absurd things ever

 

[OceanAnnie]

Those two moms take "whiney, tacky, gift-grabbing, greedy, ignorant, ungrateful, clueless witches" to a whole new level. I'm amazed they didn't just charge an entrance fee, with enough mark-up to make a tidy profit for themselves.

Right! Maybe they'll correct that next year to include the entrance fee. Those two moms were really birds of a feather!

What bizarre party planning/invites.

Thanks for the update, OP. Just when you think you heard it all.

 

[bas71873]

HA....I've been following this thread because the tacky invite cracked me up, BUT, my DH's cousin and his fiance are having a baby this summer and we got the invite to the baby shower......IT'S POT LUCK. It asks everyone to bring a dish to share. Is it me or is this not rude too? I hosted a bridal shower along with 2 other bridesmaids, and we did it at a small tea house (w/a specialized limited menu for our event) but we picked up the tab for the entire party. I would have never invited people to a shower and then expect them to pay for their food.

Unfortunately, I can't go to shower because I'll be moving that weekend, but my MIL (and aunt to the daddy-2-b) is miffed by this too and she's the type to say something about it. Bring a gift AND food.....strange!

 

[Nancyg56]

HA....I've been following this thread because the tacky invite cracked me up, BUT, my DH's cousin and his fiance are having a baby this summer and we got the invite to the baby shower......IT'S POT LUCK. It asks everyone to bring a dish to share. Is it me or is this not rude too? I hosted a bridal shower along with 2 other bridesmaids, and we did it at a small tea house (w/a specialized limited menu for our event) but we picked up the tab for the entire party. I would have never invited people to a shower and then expect them to pay for their food.

Unfortunately, I can't go to shower because I'll be moving that weekend, but my MIL (and aunt to the daddy-2-b) is miffed by this too and she's the type to say something about it. Bring a gift AND food.....strange!

I'm pretty easy going so I might think it was a little odd but I would be okay with it. I generally ask if I can bring something anyway. Now I got an invitation to a 30th birthday/graduation from nursing school and was assigned a dish in that one . I brought the dish but I was a little put out. At least I was not one of the lucky ones whose invitations advised that if unable to attend it was acceptable to congratulate the honoree by sending a check to the host's address