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Originally Posted by BadTableManor
I have a question for those of you who've thrown an Adults Only party...
First off, our last Halloween party was the first No-Kids-Allowed one we'd thrown, and I was SHOCKED at how low some of the moms had sunk in their attempts to guilt me into making an exception for their kids. I thought it was pretty crappy for someone who claims to be a friend tell me, after months of planning and hard work, plus untold- amounts of money, what to do at MY party.
So my question to you is: Have you lost, or at least had a strain put upon, a friendship due to this issue?
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I'm replying really late, but to answer the question: yes, I have never heard from one person since the party invitations went out ('04). She didn't even bother with the guilt trip. Just - poof! It was like she never knew me.
At the time, only one person invited had a child. I knew it might be an issue, since the party was on a Sunday (even if she had her daughter that weekend, she'd have to get her back that evening), but I invited her, including a little note in the pre-invite (late August) saying that I hoped this gave her enough time to arrange a sitter.
I'm really torn about upcoming parties. I love kids' parties, and have been toying with the idea of an afternoon carnival-style party, but really want to do a scary adult party as well. Since we don't have kids the latter makes much more sense. Is it our fault if none of the parents of the kids in our lives won't have a Halloween party?