"No siblings this time sadly"... on a kids party invite is that ever ok!?

[Magicshroom]

Is this ever ok NOT to invite siblings to kids party??

I think not ok!!!?

Why ask a Q setting out your stall one way if that wasn’t really your view to then pull a 180… and unmask you are actually playing devils advocate like a Scooby Doo reveal!? 🙄 Just be straight from the start.

It should be standard siblings are not included. Just freeloading to assume they should just tag along.

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I live in a country where not only do you have to invite and cater for the majority of the class but you must also cater for the parents and siblings.
It is non-negotiable. It’s just how things work over here.

Its expensive and pretty shit to be honest.

I think it’s fine, especially if you give the parents the option to drop and run. Otherwise it can make it tricky for those with younger kids.

Gosh. Never invited siblings. And have never let school parents over the threshold! Drop and run only here! First school party age 6. Everyone seemed fine.

As a single mum my dd wouldn’t have been able to attend any birthday parties if my younger dd couldn’t have come. I always asked the parent if dd2 could come and if at a soft play I obviously just paid for her and purchased her own food.

Over the years I have hosted many parties and I made a point to invite siblings (probably because of my past) I always made extra party bags and extra food and made sure everyone felt included. When I had a pay per child activity then if someone didn’t tune up then the space could be used by a sibling, if only 1 or 2 then I would cover the cost.

my dd’s are now teens so it is different although the siblings are friends and their parents are now often still invited to my own parties.

Same here, it just wasn't done in the past unless a sibling was also a close friend. Nobody even thought of inviting them. Neither did parents stay for the party, they grabbed the opportunity to do something else while their child was at the party. It seems strange to me that 'no siblings' has to be specified on an invitation. When did all this change and why?