There are many Millennial moms that were raised on “Unsolved Mysteries” and “America’s Most Wanted” during formative years, which may or may not have influenced the way they parent. It can be hard to think clearly when Robert Stack’s voice is echoing in your head every time your child is out of eyesight. The jokes about what is responsible for the average Millennial’s parenting style resembling more like a helicopter are endless. But sometimes additional caution is warranted where others may find it unnecessary.
At least that’s what many folks on the internet believe after one mom seemingly split parents into two camps with her revelation about children’s parties. Liv, who goes by the TikTok handle Liv SAHM, takes to social media to explain that her seven-year-old son was invited to a birthday party but when she went to RSVP, she noticed the invitation said, “drop off only.”
The mom explains, “It’s at someone’s house. I don’t know these parents. I don’t know that there’s actually going to be other adults besides this child’s parents.”
Liv states that she would not be dropping her young child off alone with strangers. To many parents this seems like a reasonable response. If you don’t know the parents or any other adults then how can you ensure your child will be safe. Other parents felt like Liv was completely overreacting with a helicopter parenting style.
“Little kids have been going to peoples birthday parties without clingy parents for decades,” one person declares.
“I’m a drop off kinda house. I want the parents to leave that is one less person I have to feed. I don’t wanna have to make small talk with other parents,” another says.
“That’s a big no for me too! And I always try to take my kids to classmates parties because people never show up,” someone writes.
“That’s so worrisome. I completely agree with you mama bear, same with my son,” a commenter says.
“Yeah, that would make me uncomfortable too! It’s always a little interesting to me when parents drop off their kids at parties,” someone else adds.
@livsahm No thank you! I don’t feel comfortable with that. #mom #momsoftiktok #momlife #sahm #sahmlife #birthday #birthdayparty #celebration #controversial #parenting #parentingtips #parents #no
There’s no right or wrong way to throw a party for a kid because there’s no rulebook. Generally parents are accustomed to seeing invitations that say no siblings or the offer of parents staying or leaving. Many commenters pointed out that it seemed odd that the invitation was worded in a way that sounded like parents staying wasn’t an option.
Some parents noted that the world has changed since they were children and wouldn’t feel safe dropping their kids off either. Others found no issue with it and think fellow parents are overreacting. What do you say, odd or perfectly fine?