NYE. Children staying over dilemma

[OrmIrian]

We have all been invited to a party on NYE. Big house with lots of kids coming on the evening. Plan is that about 9 the kids slope off upstairs to have a DVD and popcorn and then settle down for the night. Leaving the adults free to party. It also means that DH and I can walk (stagger) home without a taxi.

DH isn't keen to leave them (nutter!). I don't have a problem with that but I do worry that as DD has a sleepover the night after and they are all back to school on Monday, they will all be hanging.

WWYD. Taxi for all of us about 10pm, or I stay sober (it will be me ) and drive us home, or DC stay over and DH walk home after 12,

I think 'Nutter' is about right!

Let them stay. Enjoy yourself. The kids will be more pissed off that they have to leave a good party at 10pm or later when they are snuggled down for a DVD and popcorn!

I would take you all home, if you are going home anyway, by taxi when you are finished.

I wouldn't want to leave the kids in a house where all the other adults were partying, not knowing what might happen. It's not a normal sleepover after all.

So that's sleepovers on thursday night and friday? I reckon early to bed on sat and sun and they should be fine, esp if you take them with you when you leave the party.

Get a taxi, no need for you to not drink at all.

Sleepover is the only sane solution. They can have a kip in the afternoon to catch up (long drive with heaters on in the car? )

And you get a lie in.

Result.

I wouldn't get a taxi at 10, BTW. How old are they? If they are old enough to be settling down for a film at 9, then old enough to get taxi back with you after midnight as one off, no?

Maybe you could take them home with you - a taxi won't be any more expensive if there are more of you and if she's got a sleepover the day after then she'll be really tired after two nights of no sleep.

However, she might sleep better where she is - she won't have to wake up and you can leave her there to have a good nights sleep.

tis new yrs

let dc sleep
have a blast!!!

all get taxi home ( if you can)

walk and pick kids up the next day

Thanks for your ideas.

There are 5 of us so we can't get a normal taxi anyway. Unless one of remembers to tell the taxi company we need a bigger car.....

pfft - there are several 14/15 yr olds there so not all tiny ones and my DC know the house well. But I think that is part of DH's concern.

Oohh don't know. Would love to leave them all and come home to a night sans kids and a lie in though.

I see I have been the voice of dissent!

It's tempting to leave them at that age but I wouldn't. Just me though.

You can pre-book a taxi and get 5 in a black cab.

What about leaving the 2 older ones there and taking little one home? Or will that cause all manner of sulkiness from the wee one?

I'd book a taxi for 12.30 and all go home then. Wouldn't want to leave the kids.

What excactly is your dh worried about?

The dc will be asleep, not all the adults will be completly sozzeled will they?

what does dh think will happen?

I'll be leaving my DD behind on NYE. Although she is 14 and we are only nextdoor! It's a bit of a free for all tbh. If we have floor space, people sleep in here from the party! We are a very close neighbourhood!