This may seem a strange question but....

[Millionairerow]

If you don't like a certain child's parent, would you let your kids go to the child's birthday?

It would depend on my reason for not liking them.

Yes, although it depends on reasons I didn't like the parent.

If it was just me irrationally disliking them for no particular reason then I would let them go. If I disliked them because they had done something horrible/rude or underhand then no I probably would not.

Depends why i didn't like them. If i applied that policy to my dd she would never go to any parties! Alot of the mums at her school are up their own arseholes. But what can you do...

If i didn't like them because they turned up to school pissed/stoned in their onesies i might have second thoughts if it were at their house.

Lol lemming.

Would depend on reason and how friendly the children were. If it was the sort of party where the whole class had been invited for sake of it then no

Unless you dislike them for reasons that would make you question your children's safety at such an event, it's possible to let the children carry on and attend if invited; if they're friends perhaps in time bridges between the adults will be built.

Does the parent know you're not a fan?

Yeah. Whatever gripes I may have with adults that certainly not the child's fault.

Hi it's not someone else, I'm just being a bit paranoid as a group who I used to talk to a bit when on mat leave - Not so much now as I work full time, a little pocket have all said their kids can't come and wondered if it's something I said/did. Maybe there's another party on. Not sure what I've done like.... Anyway, another 10 have accepted so it's all good. Big class - would just like my son to have more male friends but I'm finding it hard to get through the cliques.

Sounds like there might be something else on that day if a few have declined. Didn't anyone give a reason?

No reason - just they couldn't make it. Not so bothered about that but I did bump into two independently and whereas they used to talk, they just shiftily avoided my hellos and never said anything about the party, eg our sons both started beavers, but one didn't acknowledge my hellos. But still, can't get on with everyone I guess.