Aibu to serve alcohol?

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Dd2's 4th birthday party tomorrow. Aibu to offer cava as a drinks option to the parents?

No, YANBU. I have been to many birthday parties where wine has been offered. They're the best ones!

Most people will probably be driving though so won't partake in my experience.

I had cava at my daughters second birthday. (She's 20 now)

YANBU at all ~ I'm sure it will go down very well with most of them :)

YADNBU. I served wine, beer and Pimms at ds's 4th party. Everyone had a brilliant time.

YANBU.

Maybe if it's 9.00 am you might not get many takers though.

Nope. YANBU you are being a great host

Go for it! We had wine and beer at DD's 4th in the summer and it was lovely, best party we've ever had! Gosh, I sound like a lush.

No. I always plied the adults with alcohol at my children's parties.

all the way

YANBU! What time is the party?

Yabu :)

Could offer Bucks Fizz, if people want a lower alcohol content.

Thanks for the reassurance. The party is at 3pm. All of the parties have been at soft play etc so I haven't had chance to suss people out. Thank you wise women.

YANBU but could also offer an alternative alcoholic drink for those who don't favour the fizz

I served alcohol at the dd's first Halloween party. It ended up on carrying on until 3am and I inherited 5 extra children for the night/next day and a whopping hangover. Just a warning

It's become a tradition since then, it takes days to clean up after it. Letting 10 children run riot with Haribo and loo roll while yourself and their parents are slightly tispy on spiked Witches Brew is not to be advised.

Just ask if they would like tea, coffee, cava or juice.

i bet 9/10 they will have cava

Oh sorry. I was meant to say yaNbu! But also suggesting some orange juice as an afternoon mixer. Doh!

YANBU at all, I'm sure aprents would love a glass of cava!
As long as you're serving plenty of non alcoholic drinks as well, and offer tea, coffee, and juice.

aprents? Parents!

So long as there are soft alternatives, I virtually never drink alcohol during the day as it would wipe me out for the rest of it. I think it depends a bit whether its the sort of party where parents are just staying because their DCs are too young to leave (I've never been offered alcohol at those) or the sort where it is a family/friends party to mark the occasion of the birthday IYSWIM where it would be more normal.

You do realise this is the mn version of a teenager posting she's having a party on Facebook? You will now be overrun with new friends.

Well I offered cava- but everybody wanted tea and coffee ?? oh well I'll just have to invite some friends over another time, they'll help me drink it.

Ha Ha love it cheers

I've always had various alcohol options at the dc's birthdays. Until school age, there were mainly just adults there. I wouldn't have felt right without being able to at least offer a glass of wine/larger.