Assuming Your Children Are Always Welcome
Many parents find their children endlessly delightful. Unfortunately, not everyone feels that way, particularly when they show up uninvited. Before you decide that your little ones are welcome guests at any event, make sure you ask first, or you’ll risk not being on the invitation list in the future.And try not to be offended with your host about their decision if they say no, either; while paying for a babysitter or sitting the evening out may be annoying, so is having a thrashing toddler at what was supposed to be a grown-up dinner party.
“You should never assume that your children, your dogs, or cats are invited. There are as many people who want children want people at events as those who don’t,” says Napier-Fitzpatrick. “Don’t be upset if they’re not invited. It may not be a party for children.”