breetheflea
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Post by breetheflea on Jun 11, 2016 2:42:55 GMT
It's been crazy around here since Memorial Day. Spelling Bee's, school plays, 6 fieldtrips between my 3 kids, meetings, performances etc etc. All I want to do on the last day of school (my oldest dd's last day of elementary school) Thursday afternoon is take the kids out for a milkshake and do nothing and enjoy not having anything to do.
DD's best friend just invited her to his birthday party right after school on the last day.
They won't be going to the same middle school next year so I probably should let her go, but ugh!
And now I have to go buy a present.
Just a whine. I'm ready for summer vacation and a nap!
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Post by padresfan619 on Jun 11, 2016 2:46:02 GMT
I did.
Signed A kid with a birthday that fell on the last week of school every year.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2016 2:48:58 GMT
I know you are busy but I'm sure a fair percentage of people are born on your last week of school.......or in any week that is over booked for your family. If they are important to you or members of your family you make time for them.
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Post by chirpingcricket on Jun 11, 2016 2:49:00 GMT
But -- what a nice way to kick off the summer! I'm sorry you're bummed. I hope it turns out better than you expect!
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sweetpeasmom
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Post by sweetpeasmom on Jun 11, 2016 3:12:04 GMT
Both of my kids had end of the year parties to go to on the last day of school. My son has a friend that has one every year (except this year it was a few days later).
My son's birthday is always right after school is out. So he typically gets screwed in the b-day party department b/c most are already on vacation. So I can see why the friend wanted to do it when they were pretty sure everyone would still be around.
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Post by epeanymous on Jun 11, 2016 3:13:16 GMT
I have one June birthday and two August birthdays in my house. There is no good time this time of year .
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2016 3:25:38 GMT
My oldest DD's birthday is June 3rd. We threw a party the day after school ended in First grade. No one came. She never wanted another birthday party after that. L
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Post by Merge on Jun 11, 2016 3:27:12 GMT
We've had those invites before. I always liked it - it got me off the hook from arranging any kind of end of year festivities myself. Drop kid off at party, go home and open wine, make DH pick kid up from party.
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Post by ntsf on Jun 11, 2016 4:07:17 GMT
my poor kids had birthdays on the first day of school..we brought frozen treats for everyone after school...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2016 4:11:28 GMT
My daughter, born June 9th.
Let me just say that nobody comes to a birthday party in that weekend before or after because everybody is done with school. I used to invite 4o to 60 kids just to get 5 to show up. Usually single mom kids who needed a free babysitter for the afternoon.
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Post by freecharlie on Jun 11, 2016 4:39:02 GMT
Summer birthdays are hard because trying to invite kids from school is impossible. It sucks for them
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paget
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Post by paget on Jun 11, 2016 5:12:48 GMT
Summer birthdays are hard because trying to invite kids from school is impossible. It sucks for them Yep. I've got a July 21 and an August 1. Not much better is my winter vacation December 22 child. Poor kids. It's not their fault when they were born and they just want a party. If you can make it, go, if not, don't but for all that is holy, please RSVP!
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Jun 11, 2016 7:04:31 GMT
I'm planning a party for next Friday. We've never had a party this late. I'm afraid half of the kids won't be able to come due to baseball make up games and tournaments. It's a bad time of year to try and plan. The last day of school seems reasonable. January and February indoor parties seem to conflict with the least amount of stuff in our school.
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Post by leftturnonly on Jun 11, 2016 7:11:53 GMT
Just a whine. I'm ready for summer vacation and a nap! If you're whining and you know it, stomp your feet. If you're whining and you know it, stomp your feet. If you're whining and you know it then your face will surely show it so (may as well make it worth it) if you're whining and you know it stomp your feet. A good laugh helps me when I feel whiny.
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Post by rainangel on Jun 11, 2016 7:17:24 GMT
I hear ya, this week (and alst week) is filled with end of year parties for the whole school, the class, end of year field trips and also birthday parties for the summerkids. I am over it already... But.... what can you do? Those summerkids wants to celebrate their birthdays with their friends just as much as the kids with a birthday in the middle of the schoolyear does. So I just have to suck it up, get a card and a present, and make sure that kid celebrating his birthday at least has MY kid there for him. Still.... looking forward to the day the kids are big enough to buy presents and get to the party by themselves
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Post by gar on Jun 11, 2016 7:24:08 GMT
If it was your kids birthday this week, when would you have the party?
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Miss Cleo
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Post by Miss Cleo on Jun 11, 2016 11:07:54 GMT
I have two June and a 12/22. I think turn out depends on where you have the party. I have never had trouble getting people to come.
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peabay
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Post by peabay on Jun 11, 2016 11:24:55 GMT
My kids love those! It's a fun celebration!
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tduby1
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Post by tduby1 on Jun 11, 2016 11:28:27 GMT
My oldest DD's birthday is June 3rd. We threw a party the day after school ended in First grade. No one came. She never wanted another birthday party after that. L Aw! That's horrible.
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Post by Linda on Jun 11, 2016 11:35:37 GMT
I get it, I really do. That last week of school is so jampacked with STUFF that you're all ready for a break. I know when my kid brought home an invite on the next to last day of school for a party that Saturday, I groaned inwardly but she went and had a great time! I'll admit that if she was still young enough to need a parent at parties, I might have thought twice about saying yes - I'm an introvert and all the school stuff (x2 kids) had left me drained.
BUT as a summer birthday myself - it's hard...sure you never have to go to school on your birthday but you also miss out on the classroom celebrations and your school friends aren't as available for parties
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Post by anxiousmom on Jun 11, 2016 11:47:50 GMT
I have one June birthday and two August birthdays in my house. There is no good time this time of year . I have a kid who was born on July 2. He has never had a party around his birthday-not only is the middle of summer, but everyone always travels for the Fourth of July. Even family isn't usually around. (ETA: The good news about his birthday being July 2, he was 6 before he realized the fireworks weren't for him. He was convinced that the whole country was celebrating with him. )
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Post by monklady123 on Jun 11, 2016 11:49:41 GMT
I do remember the end-of-school craziness. I was just ready for it all to be DONE! lol.
My kids' birthdays are Aug. 12 and Aug. 14, so we had the summer birthday problem. Dd has a friend whose birthday was at the end of July so a couple of years we had a joint pool party at the pool we used to belong to. They shared a lot of the same friends plus had some that were unique to each girl, so between the two of them we always managed to get 15 or so girls who could attend. Other years we'd just wait until fall and have the party a few weeks after school started. We'd do something as a family on the actual birthday for each kid, then have the friends party later. They were happy with that. It also worked well from the parents' point of view because we'd have the party early enough in the fall that everyone (parents I mean) was still enthusiastic and fresh and not tired. lolol
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breetheflea
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Post by breetheflea on Jun 11, 2016 14:18:37 GMT
I get it, I actually have a kid with a June birthday who we are taking out to do something fun this weekend (2 weeks late) because his birthday was too close to Memorial Day, and I have a kid with a birthday during Christmas vacation and also one with a late summer birthday (too young to be a problem yet) but I always do weekend birthdays or 1/2 birthdays because no one is going to come to a birthday 4 days before Christmas.
It's just been unrelenting with the stuff the school is cramming into the last few weeks. Just when I think I won't open a backpack and find one more flier, I open a backpack and find one more flier.
DD is going, it's just one.more.thing. She's 11 she's not going to drive herself to the store to buy a present.
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Post by amom23 on Jun 11, 2016 14:19:33 GMT
My sister just had a party for my niece (gr. K) on the night before the last day of school and just about everyone invited came. So obviously there were LOTS of mom's who didn't have a problem with the party date.
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Post by bigbundt on Jun 11, 2016 14:40:56 GMT
Summer birthdays suck. Everyone is on vacation and it is hard getting in touch with school friends (if you aren't already connected with the parents). My daughter's birthday is in July and last year most of her class didn't bother to respond, two canceled the morning of, and everyone else was 45 minutes late (4 kids showed up). And you know what? That is the PARENTS doing that. These days people don't want to make commitments to events in case something better comes along. I teach my daughter we keep commitments we make, sadly most people don't. This year we had her party the weekend before Memorial day and had a much better turnout. School was still in but it was close enough to the end of the year that people weren't traveling yet and there weren't a ton of activities and stuff to do. We'll have a family dinner and cake on her actual birthday. Our neighbor up the street had her three year old's party a couple of weeks ago at 1 pm on a weekday! I thought that was weird timing but she had the party right after their half-day preschool let out and had decent attendance. I do get that it is just one more thing to do in the end of the year madness so I get the frustration.
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Post by mimima on Jun 11, 2016 15:37:48 GMT
My birthday is on the other end of the school year, often the first day of school or thereabouts. I totally understand
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Post by milocat on Jun 11, 2016 15:48:33 GMT
My daughter, who's birthday falls right around the last day of school every year. It's hard to do it the weekend before or any weekend in June. People are off camping. There are 2 fairs and 1 fishing derby that are in the small communities right next door to our community that we and other party attendees would be supporting at least one of so it makes it hard. As they are just getting into junior high and will now start their final exam craziness it won't make it any easier with the studying and exam schedule. And some people leave the first day of summer vacation for their holidays.
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Post by Grom Pea on Jun 11, 2016 15:58:08 GMT
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Post by grinningcat on Jun 11, 2016 16:00:33 GMT
Last Day of School parties are the best! Birthday parties make it even better! I know lots of people who do that, it's very convenient.
Sorry it's pissing you off
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 11, 2016 16:23:53 GMT
I hear ya, this week (and alst week) is filled with end of year parties for the whole school, the class, end of year field trips and also birthday parties for the summerkids. I am over it already... But.... what can you do? Those summerkids wants to celebrate their birthdays with their friends just as much as the kids with a birthday in the middle of the schoolyear does. So I just have to suck it up, get a card and a present, and make sure that kid celebrating his birthday at least has MY kid there for him. Still.... looking forward to the day the kids are big enough to buy presents and get to the party by themselves Those parties are rare. By the time they can drive, the parties are not about presents and are much more nefarious.
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