Birthday party around 10 am on a Sunday morning.

[gg1234]

One of my friends invited me to their child's birthday party at 10am on Sunday. AIBU if I refuse to go? What you would have done assuming reaching the venue takes 1 hour. And you have school going kids who need a break on Sunday?

[Billben]

Lord, what a misery you are 🙄

[SweetheartNeckline]

Nothing wrong with 10am, nothing wrong with not going if it doesn't work for you.

[ladymariner]

LL83 I do think it's mean to not bother attending a child's party simply because you can't be arsed to get up, especially at this short notice. Or perhaps you're not bothered about letting a child down, in which case crack on. But I stand by what I said.

[diddl]

If you don't want to go then don't!

I've only ever gone to kids parties as an accompanying parent.

[DarklyDreamingDexter]

So don't go. What's the issue? Is it unreasonable to have a party at 10am on a Sunday? No. If you don't want to go, just don't.

[Mummyoflittledragon]

You don’t always get a choice on times. 10 am may well be the slot the people can get. Afternoon parties are much more difficult as small children nap at different times. 10am is the most sensible to me.

[Ginseng1]

Just don't go if its too much hassle? I Get the journey a pain for u it might not be for others. I'd do it if you've young kids who would enjoy it n I can sit back n have a coffee n chat while they run riot n then home n chill for afternoon.

[LoniceraJaponica]

More importantly - does your child want to go to the party? This isn't about you. It is about the birthday child and whether your child wants to go.

[CoughLaughFart]

So she should just decline, and have her lie in.

She's acting as if a 10am party is some sort of abberation / personal insult, when it's perfectly normal.

I don’t see how the OP has taken it personally. She said she’s annoyed it’s so early - not ‘I bet they’ve scheduled it for 10 just to annoy me’.

[Frouby]

I have just booked a 10am slot for ds party in December. On a sunday.

Much better than a 4.30pm slot and waiting around all day to go. Ds will be 5, his friends the same age and will all be eager to get there. It doesn't interfere with anyones sunday lunch plans and is the best time imo for a party for that age group.

[icouldbewrongicouldberight]

Don’t ‘refuse’ to go. Just say you can’t and leave it at that. Are you expecting her to change the time of the party to suit you?

[ADastardlyThing]

10am parties are perfect! I inwardly groan when they are slap bang in the middle of the day, can't do anything before, can't do anything after.

[SoyDora]

What does ‘refusing’ to go involve? Politely declining?

[Kemer2018]

That's a bit early but it's not every weekend so I would go. Leaves the rest of the day free.

[SushiMonster]

Sounds fine to me. You only need to leave the house at 9. And a party is a ‘break’.

[SushiMonster]

I would like that it’s over and you can do something with the rest of the day altogether.

[FabulouslyGlamorousFerret]

What an odd post! ... if your primary age DC find 9am too early to set off for a party they need to go to bed earlier.

Now get up, get your lippy on and take them you lazy swine!

[everydaymum]

Is it the 10am or Sunday you have a problem with? If your kids need a break let them have it on Saturday. 10am is not unreasonable for a party. I love that time as you then have the whole afternoon free.

[PinkHeart5914]

Most people with young dc are up well before 10am so i don’t see the problem really.

If primary dc aren’t up before 10am, clearly they need an earlier bedtime!

[Parker231]

We held several of DT’s parties at that time when they were young. It was an ideal time as DC’s of that age are up early anyway and they were at their best during a morning party. It also left the rest of the day free for family activities.

[LewisMam]

I wouldn’t go. My DC unlikely to even be out of bed by 10am. I have the same problem with playgroups - they’re all at 9-10am so I can’t get to any of them. Would much prefer 1-2pm but everyone seems obsessed with events for small kids being early?

[kaytee87]

@LewisMam usually small children are up early and a lot of them need a nap by lunchtime.

[Parker231]

LewisMan - unusual for DC’s not to be out of bed by 10am. How will they manage with school hours? What time do they go to bed?

[megletthesecond]

It's fine. We went to a few Sunday morning parties back in the day.
Although we didn't have a regular early Saturday activity, so I could get some rest every weekend.

[IAmBeyonceAlways]

10am on a Sunday if it is just round the corner, but if you have to get the tube/train then understandable you dont want want to go as that sounds hellish with 2 little ones.