My 10 y.o. DS is very outgoing and always makes friends wherever he goes. He just started baseball and only knows two of the kids on his team.
One boy, who is a year younger than DS, asked him to come to his birthday party this weekend. I don't know the boy (they go to different schools in our neighborhood) or his parents. I met the mother after the last game, but I don't know much about her.
At this age, parents don't usually stay for birthday parties, and I would find it difficult because I have a 3 month old who would have to go to the party and then a two-hour baseball game. DH will be working, so he can't go or watch the baby.
I don't want to leave my son at a birthday party with complete strangers. I think the entire team is invited to the party, but I don't know for certain. If that were the case, I might ask one of the moms that I know if they know this boy or his family. But I am afraid to ask in case not all of the team was invited.
My instinct is to tell DS my reason for not wanting him to go and then doing something else fun with him instead. He'll be mad at me, but I'm not sure that I like what I've seen of the birthday party boy and since I don't know his family, I don't feel comfortable leaving him with them. They can always get together another time once I get to know them better.
Am I being ridiculous?:
Patty, mama to AJ (2/8/06)
and Ren (1/26/06) 
One boy, who is a year younger than DS, asked him to come to his birthday party this weekend. I don't know the boy (they go to different schools in our neighborhood) or his parents. I met the mother after the last game, but I don't know much about her.
At this age, parents don't usually stay for birthday parties, and I would find it difficult because I have a 3 month old who would have to go to the party and then a two-hour baseball game. DH will be working, so he can't go or watch the baby.
I don't want to leave my son at a birthday party with complete strangers. I think the entire team is invited to the party, but I don't know for certain. If that were the case, I might ask one of the moms that I know if they know this boy or his family. But I am afraid to ask in case not all of the team was invited.
My instinct is to tell DS my reason for not wanting him to go and then doing something else fun with him instead. He'll be mad at me, but I'm not sure that I like what I've seen of the birthday party boy and since I don't know his family, I don't feel comfortable leaving him with them. They can always get together another time once I get to know them better.
Am I being ridiculous?:
Patty, mama to AJ (2/8/06)
and Ren (1/26/06) 
