WIBU not to pander to party guest's wants?

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Had a party at the weekend for DD.

Provided a variety of drinks and plenty of them as it was a quite physical activty.

One child told me he didn't like any of the drinks and wanted a blue sports drink as that's the only thing he drank. Hmm.

I said I couldn't get him something different as it would be unfair on the rest of the group.

So he went without.

WIBU?

There was a selection of drinks at the party including water.

Yup SuperBuf, that's me, controlus freakus. I also make visiting DC put their shoes on a place where they're not a tripping hazard as well.

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Of course YANBU. As long as you have water freely available it is his choice. I would just say 'sorry, but it isn't on offer-if you don't like anything else it will have to be water' and then ignore.

YANBU

DD2 hates milk and water, but will drink most other things.

She's really stupid about water and I'm not going to be in the least cross if she's thirsty for refusing to drink it or any sensible alternative.

Yes, she does like blue sports drink (it comes in very good reusable bottles, so she is allowed it occasionally) and Coke.

No I don't expect other parents to let her have them.

YANBU

My ds is the opposite - he will only drink milk or water. Turns his nose up at fruit juices, squash, fizzy stuff etc. He's 13 now and I've given up trying - a doctor did tell me not worry he wouldnt be ordering pints of milk at the pub when he's 18. I'm not so sure...!!

Anyway, when he was 6 or 7 he went to a birthday party at a softplay and I told host that he would only drink water (they provide jugs of juice, but didnt think it would be hard for a cup of tap water to be provided). I did stress that it was his choice and that they were welcome to try and get him to drink something else - anything else!! But that if he wouldnt please could he have water. Was told it wasnt a problem. Turned up 2 hours later to collect him - he'd had NO drink at all and was bright red from all the running around!!

But in your case I think he was trying it on - he'd just seen the drinks in the shop probably and his parents probably just give in all the time?

YANBU! Children are too fussy by half these days. I only have water, milk or fresh orange at home so visiting dc's have to have what's there. You seem so kind, I am mean! My nephew tried it on the other day,I took my dc's and ds's out for the day. They all wanted to have a Mac D's which happens rarely in our house, not snobbish, just only have now and then. So I ordered the happy meals after asking what they wanted, nephew decides he doesn't like fish fingers anymore and 'needs' a big mac heh heh. No.

I'd happily accommodate a child that only drinks water, I'd not have just fruit juice or just fizzy because some children don't like them - anyone fussier than that can get raffled.

I'd definitely not be off buying something because they claim to only drink one specific drink.

YANBU, I was going to say the same. Do you think the school serves up this blue stuff to him?!

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In saying that it really isn't these little dc's fault, the choice they have these days is ridiculous.

Caterpillar please tell me it came up in conversation casually and that you didn't go t the doctor to ask what was wrong with your non-fizzy-drink-drinking DS! :o

If it's true that this child only drinks one particular drink then it's up to the parents to let you know. Otherwise, I'd assume he was just trying it on.

YANBU.

If he was very thirsty he would have drunk anything. You provided drinks. If he had a special drinks style need, the parents would have left one with you for him.

All visiting kids try it on.
They used to come round here asking for biscuits and complaining that they didn't drink water, just Coke and what was this fresh food I was preparing, didn't I know they only ate their dinner out of a takeaway container?

My children should be grateful to me that I narrowed down their friends list quite considerably.

If the cheeky little feckers wouldn't eat what I cooked they'd go home hungry. You have to treat them as you would your own kids, although possibly without the cattle prods as that only gets complaints.

She probably rolled her eyes at him, not you. If only blue sports drinks were acceptable, I would have thought she'd have either warned you, or more appropriately, provided her child with drinks.

I had a friend who warned me once that her child would not eat any form of potato at all, only bread and butter, with his dinner, and that was helpful.

Your friend told you not to be such a doily? I love that, that can be my new affectionate insult, thank you!

YANBU you provided drinks, if he did not like them tough. F he was that thirsty, I guarantee you he would drink anything

My ds1 (14) has only ever drunk two types of drink ever in his life, milk and water. Over the last two years he's stopped drinking milk and only ever has water. Luckily it's not to hard to come by. My other two are happy to drink most things (usually squash though).

MaryBS, sometimes parents lie though! I've taken in kids whose parents have said are not fussy eaters, only to have that child say that actually, they don't like pizza or that spaghetti is not pasta therefore they won't eat it. I even had one girl tell me that my pasta was not the right colour!

Yet when I was a child I was so awed when I went to friend's houses that I would eat anything put in front of me, even if I didn't like it as I would never have dared to do anything else!

I'm somewhat narked that water is not included in his school meal deal and he has to pay extra for a bottle of water and they don't supply tap water either.

I thought all schools HAD to ensure plentiful drinking water these days?

Sorry OP .....YANBU !

If you were a decent party host, you should have provided the child with some White Lightning or Mad Dog 20:20....:o