https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:34:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-friends-dont-invite-you-to-their-los-parties-do-you-invite-them-to-yours#post-596750 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:43:05 +0000 eeh 596750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never minded going to a birthday party when I didn't have kids but that was probably because I baby sat a lot and love kids. I could easily interact with them or hang with the adults. I wouldn't not invite someone on the grounds that they didn't have kids unless I felt they wouldn't be comfortable there. We have friends without kids that will be invited to our daughters first birthday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-friends-dont-invite-you-to-their-los-parties-do-you-invite-them-to-yours#post-596646 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:18:07 +0000 littlek 596646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you want them there, I would invite them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-friends-dont-invite-you-to-their-los-parties-do-you-invite-them-to-yours#post-596636 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:15:53 +0000 T-Mom 596636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would also invite, if that's what you feel like doing. It's hard not to read into what people are thinking when they invite/don't invite, but there could be lots of reasons. Everyone has different priorities/factors when putting together a guest list. I have a friend who would always invite this one kidless couple to her LO's every party, and the first few times they looked like they were having fun, but after the 4th party I saw them at, they looked so bored and were the only ones without kids. I think she finally spared them and stopped inviting them. Everyone is different! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-friends-dont-invite-you-to-their-los-parties-do-you-invite-them-to-yours#post-596632 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:15:19 +0000 pelikila 596632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now we don't invite anyone other than grandparents to birthday parties because of finances and space restraints. Granted I don't explain or share those limitations with my friends so I hope they aren't offended by not receiving an invitation at this point. If that isn't an issue for you, go ahead and extend the invitation and let them decide. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-friends-dont-invite-you-to-their-los-parties-do-you-invite-them-to-yours#post-596613 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:09:10 +0000 Modern Daisy 596613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've also been invited to several baby showers and nothing afterwards by friends. I lost touch with all of those people after they had kids sadly :( I think I was more of a peripheral friend they put on the shower invite just to get an extra gift though, none of them were really close. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-friends-dont-invite-you-to-their-los-parties-do-you-invite-them-to-yours#post-596519 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:40:00 +0000 SAHM0811 596519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I say invite them too. We have a lot of old friends and acquaintances (with kids and without kids) that I always wish we could invite to our kids' parties, but because our family is so big, we have to limit our guests lists a lot. We still live in an apt, and sometimes our parties are at public venues, so space is usually a big issue. But if that's not an issue for you, invite them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-friends-dont-invite-you-to-their-los-parties-do-you-invite-them-to-yours#post-596503 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:34:25 +0000 Andrea 596503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can understand them not inviting you when you didn't have M. DD's next bday is going to be at a Gymboree type place so people with no kids would feel pretty bored there! I'd invite them and see what happens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-friends-dont-invite-you-to-their-los-parties-do-you-invite-them-to-yours#post-596499 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:32:59 +0000 regberadaisy 596499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: if you want to rekindle the friendship I say yes!<br /> They probably thought you wouldn't be interested going to a kids party without a child yourself back then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-friends-dont-invite-you-to-their-los-parties-do-you-invite-them-to-yours#post-596494 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:30:56 +0000 Bao 596494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I say invite them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-friends-dont-invite-you-to-their-los-parties-do-you-invite-them-to-yours#post-596473 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:24:06 +0000 mrbee 596473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would extend an olive branch and invite them, and see where they take it from there. If they don't invite you to future events, you know where you stand! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-friends-dont-invite-you-to-their-los-parties-do-you-invite-them-to-yours#post-596470 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:23:40 +0000 MsLipGloss 596470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I think you're right . . . that the invitations weren't extended because your friends thought you wouldn't want to come to a kid party. I would invite them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-friends-dont-invite-you-to-their-los-parties-do-you-invite-them-to-yours#post-596459 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:20:20 +0000 winniebee 596459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I would invite them. What's the harm?</p> <p>I've been invited to all of my close friends' kids' bday parties, with the exception of one, which was held at Gymboree (and at that time, I was pregnant, but we didn't have a baby). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-friends-dont-invite-you-to-their-los-parties-do-you-invite-them-to-yours#post-596438 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:16:16 +0000 cascademom 596438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's funny you bring this up. When I was pregnant, we weren't invited to a friend's LO's 2nd birthday party. I was kind of confused by it. I know that there's kids there, etc., but it would have been nice to see them anyway. I think that we lucked out and visited my family that weekend, but it was still weird. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-friends-dont-invite-you-to-their-los-parties-do-you-invite-them-to-yours#post-596428 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:14:21 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 596428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you would like to see them, their children then invite them. Some people (DH) want to keep.bday celebrations small, VIP only. Others (DH's pals) invite ppl with and without kids, close and not close to their children. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-friends-dont-invite-you-to-their-los-parties-do-you-invite-them-to-yours#post-596403 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:06:13 +0000 CarrieLouWho 596403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm curious about people's thoughts on this too! We have a lot of couple friends that have had kids in the last 4 years and we've never been invited to a birthday party - also assuming it's because we don't have kids and they were probably keeping things small.<br /> BUT - now we have a LO and even though she won't be 1 until October, I have thought about who we will invite. </p> <p>My initial thought is that we will invite the ones we're closest with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-friends-dont-invite-you-to-their-los-parties-do-you-invite-them-to-yours#post-596398 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:59:57 +0000 mediagirl 596398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a couple friend who we were super tight with until they had kids 4 years ago. They never invited us to any of their kids parties (other than the baby shower). I always thought it was weird that we weren't invited but figured that they thought we wouldn't want to come since we don't have kids?</p> <p>Anyways, I ended up not inviting them to our daughter's christening on the premise that they're not religious. I'm trying to figure out if we should invite them to our daughter's 1st birthday party. I'm leaning towards no.</p> <p>What would you do? </p>