I'm getting a headache!

My BFF is having a 10th birthday party for her son tomorrow. Sinch he's now into the double digits, she is having it at a hall.
 

I'm getting a headache just thinking about all of those kids running around! OMG!  I'm not a fan of kids, especially large groups of rowdy ones! My stomach is in absolute knots and I keep trying to find a way to get out of going.

But after the fit she had when I backed out of going to that expensive restaurant for her friend's birthday, I dare not.

I booked my rides tomorrow so that I will be there for about 2 1/2 hours, instead of the 5 or 6 hours that it's planned for.  I figure I'll show up but still leave in time to keep my sanity!  LOL

FIVE OR SIX HOURS for a kid's birthday party?!  Holy guacamole!  I would get a headache thinking about it, too.    Smart planning to go for 2 hours or so.  

If she's your best friend, though, she must know who you are and will understand it's not your 'thing'.  Right?

Those are some brave parents to throw a party for that length of time!  But then my kids usually get pizza birthdays and I call it a night.

I would also probably go for a bit and then leave like you've got planned. 

For our grandson's last birthday (he turned 7), they had the party at a bowling hall. The kids were able to bowl a few games (or try to  ), then they had pizza and cake. The kids had a blast. Rick went to the party at the bowling alley, but he dropped me off at their house first. We had a family party after the bowling party and our DIL's mother and  I spent the time working on that while everybody was out of the house. (I don't do well with fifteen 7-year olds in one place at one time. You want to talk about a headache!)

I am normally not fan of large group of kids either, but it also depends on where they are at! If they're at a bounce house or some place where they can run around by themselves and I can hang with the adults, great. if I am mingled in a house with kids.. nope.

I love my nieces, but sometimes being with just the 3 of them causes a headache! They do not stop! I understand where you are coming from for sure!

You want to try 5 grandsons!
I'm not a great fan of kids either which is why I only
had two.
A hall party because he's gone I to double numbers! It's bad enough having to have barmizvahs when they turn 13.
The friend wouldn't understand if she didn't go. There was a scene regarding the ridiculously expensive restaurant! You're still BF's?
One hour would be quite enough for me. I try to get out of these things when I can.
Good luck.

Hopefully they have some kind of organized events for the kids, so they aren't just running around burning off sugar. I agree that your friend is brave having such a long party - 2-1/2 hours for a kid's party is my limit, too.

Do you need gift ideas or did you get him something already?

It isn't that far from my home, so if I find that I'm really not tolerating it well, I'll call a cab and leave after 90 minutes or so!  LOL

My BFF can be a bit selfish.

SwampWitch said:

 
Hopefully they have some kind of organized events for the kids, so they aren't just running around burning off sugar. I agree that your friend is brave having such a long party - 2-1/2 hours for a kid's party is my limit, too.

Do you need gift ideas or did you get him something already?

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I ended up not going. I wasn't feeling very well yesterday.  My legs were very swollen and I was really short of breath so I took some medication to get rid of some of the excess fluid I was retaining, and more again today.

I don't know what he likes, because all he does is talk about Spiderman and plays computer games.  So I got him a card and put $20.00 in it.  The next time I see him, I'll give it to him and he can go and buy something he wants.

That is a good gift I was going to suggest an iTunes card. I used to make origami shapes with the $20 bills for kids' birthday gifts (easy instructions are online), but now the bills are plastic so it doesn't work. 

Hope you feel better very soon.

SwampWitch said:

 
That is a good gift I was going to suggest an iTunes card. I used to make origami shapes with the $20 bills for kids' birthday gifts (easy instructions are online), but now the bills are plastic so it doesn't work. 

Hope you feel better very soon.

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iTunes wouldn't be good for him.  His family is from Pakistan. His Mom was born here, but she mostly listens to Pakistan music.

And I love the idea of origami, but as you said,  because of our plastic money, it won't work!  LOL

I figure two $10 bills will be good for him.  He'll probably spend it on junk though.  He's obsessed with candy and anything sugar.

Natalie_ca said:

iTunes wouldn't be good for him.  His family is from Pakistan. His Mom was born here, but she mostly listens to Pakistan music.


And I love the idea of origami, but as you said,  because of our plastic money, it won't work!  LOL


I figure two $10 bills will be good for him.  He'll probably spend it on junk though.  He's obsessed with candy and anything sugar.

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Was anything said about you not going?

Stewball said:

Was anything said about you not going?

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Not really.  She sent me a text late that night and asked me what happened. I just told her that I wasn't feeling well

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Not really.  She sent me a text late that night and asked me what happened. I just told her that I wasn't feeling well
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Good. I'm glad that was all that happened.