To refuse to send my child to a pirate party

[Mashbocking1]

A nursery friend of my 4 yo DS is having a pirate themed birthday party. I’m planning to decline the invite as I don’t think it’s appropriate for little children, or anyone for that matter, to dress up as a pirate - it’s glorifying and sentimentalising criminal men who raped, robbed and murdered.

FFS, piracy used to carry the death penalty until recently! You wouldn’t let your child go to a Nazi themed party - I can’t see much difference!

This is almost as much fun as the thread by that OP who didn't agree with dinosaurs and was irate that a childrens' jumper had a picture of a dinosaur on it

cutlass drawn and ready.......

Breaking news - reports are coming in that HMS Mumsnet has been stormed by people in eye-patches with parrots on their shoulders.

Wtaf? This is as bonkers as the Tiger Lily costume thread last year.

Op, you’re a haverin cuddy.

We have a pirate topic in Ks1 and end with pirate day. So far we've never had a complaint....

What are your thoughts on my Black Death party, OP?

Guests will wear corona virus masks, paint black spots on their faces, and carry posies. We'll all sing ring a ring o roses after which we'll drink gallons of booze all fall down.

When the clock strikes midnight a couple of guys have agreed to wheel a cart round and collect the inebriated bodies. To ensure that guests don't overstay their welcome, the guys have agreed to shout 'bring out your dead' in an encouraging manner.

This is the most hilarious thread i've ever followed!!!!! Think our future children will judge us as being totally stupid snowflakes if we all went along with this!!

*TheVanguardSix

Shit. I was about to invite your kid to my Pol Pot Lego party this year.*

Where does a pirate sit when he goes for a rum?

On his aaaarse at the baaaar!☠️🏴☠️🏴

What do pirates wear in the winter?Long Johns!

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This is hilarious ! Best not invite the OP over to my corona virus theamed party this evening 😂😷

So my idea of a cops and robbers party is a no no no then??

I'll just leave this here.... slinks out to find me some gold

Yep it's official. You get the award for most batshit bonkers parent on here today (which is a high threshold to meet Mashbocking1 )

May your children forgive you over the next 15 odd years they have to face with you as 'that' parent...

Or you could try hunting down the back of the sofa or wherever else you may have lost your common sense...

Mine did Pirates at school as a topic, with a pirate dress up day. Will you keep them off school if they do that.

Ludicrous!

This made me laugh though I was about to invite your kid to my Pol Pot Lego party this year.

I did need a wee but the piss has well and truly been taken with this thread.

Ooo arghhh oooo arghhhh I didn't see the MNHQ update.

Good one. There are enough loony parents on here it really wouldn't of surprised me if it was real ...

oooooooo-arrrrrrrrrr....yabu!! The clues are 4yr old..themed..party. ....imagination is key. You are a one man mutiny and being a total dick. ... #"black spot" ....... #yohoho

Where do pirates retire?

Arrrrr-gentina
🤣🤣🤣

You know there were some women pirates too ?

Ds had a dinosaur costume when little. He’s now nearly 14 and hasn’t yet grown up to be a dinosaur.

Where pirates covered in parrot shit ?.

www.granisla.com/en/hotels/pirates-village
For those who would like a full on pirate experience I can recommend Pirate Village.
With pirate themed everything and full on pirate shows every night and if you are lucky enough to have a birthday whilst visiting you get to walk the plank.
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.

How much did it cost the pirate to get his ears pierced?

A buccaneer.