Birthday stuff
Well I guess things are going o.k. I am in the process of trying to figure out a birthday party for my son. He is going to be 3 in 3 weeks. And I was planning on having it at Chuck E. Cheese. It is not my favorite place, but it is relatively cheap and kind of close by, plus D. loves it there. He likes the rides and skee ball. He likes the show and the food. Kids are cute that way. My biggest problem is that he doesn't really have a lot of friends, plus his birthday is so close to back to school. So I am trying to plan it as best I can so that he can have some fun with a few kids. So far all of the dates I have chosen don't really work. I only have a list of 9 kids to invite, but a lot of parents won't be able to make it. Including, maybe my own husband. He might have to work on the only day that all of the kids could come. So what is a mother to do? If any of you have any ideas how to make this work let me know.
Blessed Be.
posted by BlueGoddess @ 2:38 PM
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How to make it work? You get to invite one friend for each year. He gets to invite three friends.
You're going to have a party without his Dad? He'd rather have one friend and Dad then nine friends and no Dad. I'd have a shit fit if my daughter didn't invite me to her birthday party.
Well...I agree with Joel but that really depends on your hubby's personality. My ex was fine with missing parties but I would be agahst it I had to. I think, as silly as this sounds, that you should ask him what he wants to do.
You might be surprised what he says. This year, since we were broke, I decided to ask the kids and their requests where so much cheaper and easier than the things I had in my head. I just threw my kids one big shabang and it was at our house....crowded and all. THe were happy seeing their friends and family and hitting the piniata....which we do every year.
I also think, if your hubby wants to go, that you should rearrange it so he can.
And btw...I just had a party where parents drop their kids off and come back...dont' do that, it sucks.
Also....chuckie cheese.....all those kids.....screaming and yelling and games....? Remember to schedule some sort of counseling setion right after that....it's AWFUL.
Good luck and thanks again for all your help with my blog.
Actually D. really wants to go to Chuck E. Cheese. He keeps asking to go now. As for my husband, not sure how he feels about it. Plus I am not sure who else will be able to attend as far as the kids are concerned. I left messages for the parents for the date I had planned and that I am trying to get addresses so I can send invitations. But I would like to have a little more info from the parents to try to plan for the most people.
Plus I don't mind the noise at Chuck E. Cheese. It was almost like going to Casa Bonita. That was fun. But it would cost a lot more.
I was finding out as much info as I could today and I was hoping to have everything solidified today. I guess that is too much to ask. I don't plan parties, so I wasn't really expecting this. It is just that this is the first year D. actually cares about his birthday and I would like to make it special. The only parties we had before were just with our immediate family.
I get that stuff about finally caring about their parties...I really do. I just know that if you are stressed to the max....D will be too. Just go with the flow...even if no one shows up....D will have a good time because he is at chuckie cheese
I would rather spend an entire Saturday attending back to back graduation ceremonies than spend an hour in Chuck E Cheese. That place is hell on earth. The only good part about Chuck E Cheese is the.....
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the tokens have dates on them, so you can make a game of seeing how many dates you can get.
spoken like a true coin collector!
you said d wants to go to chuckie cheese, but did you ask if he wanted dad to go or not?
the other thing--perhaps this will sound harsh--but do you want to set d up thinking that chuck up cheese was what made a great birthday? don't buy into all the commercial bs.
we don't do party favors, occassionally we'll do something fun like go swimming, rollerskating, putput golf--etc. but if we do that it's a family thing and they might just invite one friend if they are lucky.
as for parents--i haven't ever had much luck in getting prior notice about if their kid is coming or not with an invite--a phone call has always worked best.
as cheesey as it sounds, don't devalue dad's role in d's life. his birthday is big milestone that is more about family than friends. especially since he's only turning 3. you guys have had a rough go of it lately, have some quality together time--even if it is at chuck-up cheese. it gets old quick but i must admit i love a good game of skeeball!
Thanks for all of your input. I appreciate it. But with our finances now it is all a moot point.
blue...you can go to chuckie cheese....don't eat pizza. Have something fun at home. Just buy him enough tokens to play and win prizes. And make a cake if you have to and bring it with you to chuckie cheese....he just won't know the difference and if you play it like you are having fun....he will think this is the party of a life time.
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