to think it's odd to hold your ds's party at your parents

[Choufleur]

instead of your house?

Friend is having her DS's party at her mum and dad's, instead of her house. It's not a family party - friends of the DS have been invited.

[MissPenteuth]

Maybe there's more space there? Bigger garden?

[whackamole]

YABU.

Maybe they have a garden? Better BBQ? Or - for one memorable occasion in my past - maybe there has been a gas explosion down your road and all the windows have been blown out of your house necessitating a change of venue?

[DuelingFanjo]

not odd. do they have more room? How old is the child. Anyway, it's less odd for family to be there lan loads of random people with their kids.

[pranma]

my dgs had a party at his dgp home which is a lovely country cottage with a huge garden as opposed to a town terrace......why not?

[pictish]

Not odd at all. What's it to you anyway?

[Indith]

a friend of mine does this for her dcs parties, parents have a nice pace with lots of outside space that she doesn't have, I don't think it odd at all.

[fluffles]

not weird at all.. guessing it's either nicer or bigger or in some way more suitable.

[MamaLazarou]

Not odd at all, especially if the grandparents have more room.

[MrsKravitz]

No
One of my friends used to have her dd's at her parents as they helped and also had a lovely big garden (July party).

[GreenEyesandHam]

Why the chuff would you see that as odd?

[lubberlich]

Not odd.

[Choufleur]

friends have beautiful/large home with garden. Her parents have 3 bed-modest semi with smaller garden.

[Giggle78]

What a strange question.

I am doing this on Friday. They have a much bigger garden and decking which is much better for a party. Plus they can help me.

It never once crossed my mind that anyone would think it was odd. Or even care about the venue. Hmmm.

[FizzyMakeFeelNice]

I held my DD'd party at my parents' as they have a large house with a lovely huge garden, whereas I live in a flat with no garden. Makes sense to me.

[TartyMcFarty]

Not remotely. There could be any number of reasons why it would be inconvenient to have the party at home.

[Choufleur]

Think it's odd as I wouldn't inflict a noisy and messy children's party on my parents, when you have a perfectly good space to have it in your own home.

[LemonDifficult]

YANBU - there's a million reasons for this. Why do you care?

[FizzyMakeFeelNice]

DD's*

[LemonDifficult]

Sorry that should have been You Are Being Unreasonable

(too much agreeing with people today)

[pictish]

Well, they obviously have their own reasons don't they? Should they have run it by you first?

[superjobee]

we had DDs 1st at home, 2nd at my sisters, 3rd at my best mates, 4th at my sisters, 5th .. um.... at home and 6th at soft play then home.

we 're birthday gypsies never had any real reason for doing it just like a bit of a change really!

[ragged]

Grandparents are willing to host the mess & stress? What's not to like!?

[Melly20MummyToPoppy]

My MIL plans on having all my DD's birthday parties at her house as she has a huge garden, plenty of room for a bouncy castle :o I don't mind, stops my house getting messy :o

[AnonymousBird]

?!?!?!?!!? for real?

GP's probably decided (very kindly) to host it for their DGC!!!! I'd bite PILs hand off if they made such an offer - no DC party going to ever happen INSIDE my house for sure!

Get a grip and oh, yes, YABU.

[DuelingFanjo]

does it really matter? Maybe they offered? Maybe it was the only way the grandparents could attend?