to do a straw poll?

[newmummytobe79]

Alcohol at DC's daytime birthday party?

Not a piss up - just a few sociable drinks (will provide beer/wine and know some friends plan to bring a bottle anyway!)

1. Flat out no

1. Yes a couple didn't do anyone any harm

1. An absolute must (for parents and friends without kids who probably would rather not be there!)

2 and 3. Always nice to offer a glass of something imo.

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3, deffo!

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2, with the emphasis on "one or two", i.e. not getting pished. A sociable pint / glass of wine / cocktail on a warm afternoon is very civilised and hardly likely to infringe on the children's fun in any way. Downing pints/doing shots and ending up legless is probably another matter

Boschy [shocked] really? If you were a good friend of mine and I invited you to my kids birthday you really wouldn't come just because there was no alcohol?

I'm astounded!

I'd go with 1 too.

If I was throwing a family party (like my kids 1st and 2nd birthdays) where I'm providing everyone lunch or dinner then yes I'd provide some booze.

A kids' birthday party with party games and a birthday tea, no.

I always provide tea, coffee and 'grown up' soft drinks as well as fruit and grown up biscuits for the adults nothing worse than starving while the kids eat crispie cakes but I agreed with Folkgirl fail to see why a group of adults have to alcohol during the day to have good time while watching pass the parcel for two hours.

Maybe it's regional. I've never been to a kids party here where alcohol was provided.

2, had DS's 1st birthday last month, I didn't drink til he'd gone to bed but some did some didn't.

No one got pissed and tried baby juggling or anything

I have a good friend how just can not chat and count so i still say. 1.

It all depends on the situation I think Delia. As someone above said, I'm not advocating eyeball shots between 2 and 4pm while the pass the parcel is on. On the other hand, I always found most kids parties to be excruciatingly dull, so if I had to stay then I would much prefer it if there was glass of wine available.

If it's a family thing, or you are best mates with the other mum(s) that's one thing; if you are just playground acquaintances then I think a glass of wine is actually really rather useful.

1. If you expect me to stay.

How on earth does anyone do a kids party sober?

I do not attend 'dry' parties and I will certainly never hold one.

I'm always offering out the wine/beer/pimms/punch and I always get the same 'thank god' response.

The idea about driving is ridiculous, on that basis you shouldn't be allowed into a pub if you will be driving home. Also I didn't realise people only walk to adult parties.

Maybe it's regional. I'm in London.

1. If it is a family/ family friends type party or bbq where everyone knows each other and is going to be there for the whole afternoon, which is about the only time I would ever drink alcohol during the day anyway.

But I wouldn't bother if it was the sort of party where parents were staying just because their children are too young / nervous to be left. Not a flat "no under any circumstances", but a "no, just wouldn't occur to me and have never been offered alcohol at those types of party"

You're a woman after my own heart Ruby!

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2 or 3. I don't force the adults to drink! If they want a wee drink they can have one, if they don't because they are driving or they just don't want one for whatever reason - no problem to me.

2 or 3.
I don't drink, but would definitely provide alcohol to any adult guests.

2 or 3!

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2or 3

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The reason being there's always some superstar who gets sloshed, so it's dry at my house!

It can defiantly help sometimes. My dd1's first school age party was the first in her year so a glass of wine helped all us mums relax a bit and get to know each other better. No-one had too much and made a show of themselves.

I've been to many dry parties where it can be quite painful watching 2 hrs of pass the parcel and musical statues.

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