Does anyone else find this odd?

[tanzie]

It is DD1's party on Sunday. The only mother who said her DS could come (have ranted about manners elsewhere) said she would just drop him and pick him up at the end of the party. Her DS is not even 2 1/2, she doesn't know us. I suggested she stay for a while to settle him in, but she said she wouldn't bother. He's not a confident child - last party DD went to, he sat in the corner on his own and wouldn't join in.

I wouldn't leave my 2 year old child for 2 hours with some one I or the child didn't know - would you?

that happened to me in the summer too!- and the other stayed ad DO NOT GO even as I was cooking tea for my kids..

that happened to me in the summer too!- and the mother stayed ad DO NOT GO even as I was cooking tea for my kids..

No way would I leave a 2 yo at a party, nor would I accept an uaccompanied 2yo at a party I was hosting.

I have been guilty of bringing along DS2 to a party DS1 was invited too but only after checking with the host(ess) that it was OK - I took a packed party tea for him and of course I stayed.

My son was 5 before I left him and that was when I knew the parents quite well from school etc.