She's 11 in April. Last party in primary and she's worried about losing touch with her class. So she wants to make a big deal fo this party. She suggested a meal out and then sleepover. I said OK. Then she said she wanted 5 guests. I took a deep calming breath and said OK (we have no room and we basically will lose the sitting room for the night but it's OK)). All was well. Until last week she suggested that I take her and her 5 mates out to the hill for a BBQ and a general mess about in the stream etc. And then have them all back to sleep.
Now I think that is above and beyond. 5 extra DC for 24 hours. A 10 mile drive to a muddy place (with only one adult as the car is a 7-seater), followed by home (6 sets of muddy clothes and boots), food, sleepover and no sleep for anyone
So I suggested either 1. sleepover or 2. trip out followed by pizza and a DVD then everyone fucks off goes home.
But this it seems makes me some sort of modern female Herod and she went to school with a face liked a smacked arse.
Was that really such a terrible suggestion?
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OrmRenewed · 09/03/2010 13:11
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