Birthday Party Question

[asherah]

Ds got an invitation to go to the birthday party of a boy in his pre-school class.
The parents very kindly invited all 12 kids in the class, which I think is very nice.
We don't know any of the other parents, so I thought going would be a nice way to get to know them, and support the pre-school community.

But I am wondering if she was just being polite? Does she really WANT perfect strangers to come, or was she just doing the socially polite thing?
I don't know whether ds/we should go or not.. and I need to RSVP soon.

What would you do?

[rainbowmoon]

I would go!

[Linda KS]

Relax, go, and have fun! Your son is the party guest, not you, and he is *not* a stranger!

[bellee]

Personally, I would go but I would call and ask if I could help with anything (thinking she would probably say no). It would be a nice way to "meet" before you meet for the first time.

[Kirsten]

If she invited him, then she wants/expects that he will come. I wouldn't overthink it. Most preschools (all that we've been involved in with dd1 and dd2 - plus toddler group and PEPS and everything else) provide a directory with the names, addresses, phone numbers, emails of the people in the class. So if the other mom just wanted to invite a few kids from preschool, she could have mailed the invites. She invited everyone. I'd go and take the opportunity to meet the other moms or get to know them better. Have fun!

[Irishmommy]

Go.

[maya44]

How is your son a "stranger."

Where we live, inviting the WHOLE class (or at least all the boys/girls) is expected!

[mirlee]

Please go! We don't know all the parents in our son's class either. But this is a good chance to meet new people. Also, if you don't go, your son will be sad. They talk about the parties at school even this young.

The parties can be really fun. Our son will have a party in about three weeks for his birthday. We did invite most of his class. I would be hurt if someone didn't come just because they didn't know us or because they thought we were just being nice and inviting the whole class. Our son made up his own guest list and these are the people he wants to share his day with.

Besides, it gets him out of the house and playing. It is also fun to see your friends on a day when you don't normally get to see them.

[Wilhemina]

Go! They WANT y'all there.

[JodiL]

Go! I had the same feeling earlier this year with DD and her pre-k class. She was invited to a Halloween party and the invitation read that parents were invited as well. Being that she is only 4yo, I wanted to go (the thought of just dropping her off made me shudder), but I felt silly because I didn't know the other parents. I ended up having a very nice time and got to know a bunch of the parents. We've since attended three bday parties and all have been fun.