Kids' parties

[domesticsluttery]

OK I probably am being U, but humour me I'm feeling grumpy.

AIBU to dread party invitations? Especially when the party is on a Sunday afternoon?

Call me old fashioned but I like my Sundays to go along the lines of church (kids in Sunday school), then roast dinner, then a nice walk or similar. I know its cheesy, but its the only time we get to relax together as a family.

But now there seem to be party after part between 2-4pm on a Sunday. Which means that we have to rush lunch, whichever child is going to the party doesn't want much lunch as they'll be eating party food at 3, and we miss our walk.

When I was a child you didn't call for friends to come out to play on a Sunday, let alone have parties.

Meh, I think I'm turning into Victor Meldrew!

You can't win though- I find that Saturday parties often clash with children's clubs/extracurricular activities and that Sunday's the day they're more likely to be free.

yanbu.Sunday is family day -a break from all the rushing around mon-sat.I don't mind as much the 10-12 parties because it them leaves you the afternoon free.Hate the 12-2s, 1-3, and 2-4s which split the day up-can't do anything before of after

Well our DD's 4th birthday was last Monday so we had the party on Sunday 2.30-4.30. It would have been strange to have it on Saturday which would be 2 days rather than 1 day early. I didn't give them a lot of food and not much was eaten actually since they were to busy running around the garden.

We only invited 5 children and their siblings and 2 of the dads were back at home doing much needed DIY so I think it worked out well.

I hope no one was cursing my effort as inconsiderate.

Oh, and we managed Church in the morning too.

YABU, you don;t have to go.

Me and dh both work on Saturdays and dd dances so the children's parties are always on Sunday afternoons.

if thats how you value and use your time thats ok.just do expect others may not have same idea,but no you arent wrong.but neither are tnose who host party etc sat/sun

I always do my children's parties on Sundays.

We are not Chritian so no problems with that issue for us.

My DH plays sport of Saturdays so he would miss the party.

I always kind of assumed Sundays were a day when not much happened so people would be pleased of the distraction.

Anyway I wouldn't be offended at all if people declined in order to got to Church. Like others I am rather releived if a few can't come.

I also prefer my children to go to parties on Sundays. DH is home so I don't have to drag all the children into the car so that I can drop them off and pick them up.

I personally prefer Sundays for parties.

My DDs and a lot of children I know have various activities on a saturday - so there's always loads who cannot make it.

Generally, there is no church on a Sunday afternoon - that tends to be either in the morning or the evening, but rarely afternoons, so Logically Sunday afternoons is the best time that most people can make it.

Also, I like to drop and run on a Sunday afternoon, so I also get two hours break .

I prefer Sundays. But if you have something else planned just turn down the invite.

'I prefer Sundays. But if you have something else planned just turn down the invite.'

But most people put their child and the birthday child's feeling above their own convenience.