Birthday Parties for Extended Family

[sedated]

Do you go to every birthday party for extended family, like nieces, nephews, cousins, etc that live in your area? I’m talking kiddie stuff, where they go to some form of play area like MonkieBizness or whatever its called.

My siblings have been procreating for a few years now, and it seems every month or so there is another birthday party for one of their rugrats. Is it generally accepted that uncles/cousins are required to attend these things? From my family’s actions (guilt trips), it seems that they expect everyone who lives in the area to set aside the few hours in the middle of a Saturday or Sunday to stand around and watch these midget drunks run around – even during football games. Is this normal, or is my family expecting too much?

[Saulbadguy]

No, fuck that. Send a gift.

[The Franchise]

Luckily none of my extended family are close enough for this to matter.

But no....I wouldn't go.

[kepp]

Maybe occasionally, but not often. I especially won't go if someone tries to guilt me into it.

[luv]

I always gave my money/cards/presents to my mom to take with her to birthday parties. Christmas is, of course, a different story. Birthdays are for friends, Christmas is for family. Unless you're close to these kids, they probably won't remember if you were there or not anyway.

I did, however, vote for going if there's nothing better going on. Why not?

[ReynardMuldrake]

I'm from a small family and my gf comes from a huge ass family. Some kid cousin of hers has a birthday every weekend all year long. Fuck that, I don't care about those people. Immediate family only, and in-laws. That's about all the birthdays I can take.

[Sofa King]

I go to all those things unless i'm out of town.

Why wouldn't I? I enjoy doing things with my nieces and nephews.

[tooge]

My wife and I used to go round and round about this. She thought we needed to be at every birthday function for everyone in the area, same thing with sports. I think its important to have a birthday party for OUR kids, and invite people and if they come they come, if they don't, thats fine too. I've pretty much given in to the "pick your battles" theory. I go if she asks, but I make sure I have a 32 oz vodka tonic while I'm there to put up with the inlaws that bother me.

[Demonpenz]

They can pack your stuff for a guilt trip, but you don't have to take it. If it is really bothering you drop a line, in the end you have to make yourself happy.

[The Franchise]

I go to all those things unless i'm out of town.

Why wouldn't I? I enjoy doing things with my nieces and nephews.

Clarification:

I will go to birthday parties for nieces and nephews. Cousins....no.

[seclark]

it's a pain in the ass.

i'll go if it's my kid or grandkid.

nieces/nephews...not very often anymore. the wife goes to all of them and they try to give her shit that i don't go, but fuckem. they know i'm a jerkoff anyways, and surely don't miss me too bad. if they do, they got a problem.

kids get their fucking gift whether i'm there or not.
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[Mr. Laz]

keeping in touch with family is a good thing imo

[Demonpenz]

Tried to go to one of my nephews parties last year, got drunk wife got mad at me. The next time I took a flask in there and got really drunk, gave the clown a piece of my mind. Told him that he couldn't even be a funnel cake maker if he tried. Family doesn't invite me anymore /sec

[seclark]

Tried to go to one of my nephews parties last year, got drunk wife got mad at me. The next time I took a flask in there and got really drunk, gave the clown a piece of my mind. Told him that he couldn't even be a funnel cake maker if he tried. Family doesn't invite me anymore /sec

blow it out your ass, buddy.;)
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[Demonpenz]

Now if it's the kind of Porn Party That Eric Berry attends count me in!

[KCUnited]

It's important to be seen at these types of events if you want to move up in the family. Some of the older folks tend not to write people into their wills if they can't be social within the family.

If you have no aspirations of moving up in the family, that's on you.

[sedated]

It's important to be seen at these types of events if you want to move up in the family. Some of the older folks tend not to write people into their wills if they can't be social within the family.

If you have no aspirations of moving up in the family, that's on you.

My grandparents are all dead. And no one in my family has the type of money that will be fought over. But a good point nonetheless.

[Backwards Masking]

Only have one younger sibling who's married but no kids, so fortunately it's not an issue for me. I'm very close to my mom and dad though and they have 9 siblings between the two of them and i have 20 some cousins, and 5 grandparents (1 step, obviously). And they practically all live nearby, i get invited to stuff CONSTANTLY (kids sports games, bbqs, birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, it never ends). I go to the big events (Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving) because I feel it's required, anything more is being generous on my part. If I went to every single thing my extended family invited me to I would literally have maybe 4 whole weekends to myself a year, which is 8 days out of 365. No thanks.

[Bugeater]

Not if you don't have kids that are roughly the same age.

And as an aside, birthdays are the most overrated, stupid occasion ever. If you're over the age of 12 and think you need to have a party or somehow draw attention to yourself on your birthday, you're a fucking loser. No one gives a shit that it's your birthday, and the person who should be celebrated is your mother for carrying you around for nine goddamn months and tearing up her vagina by squeezing your worthless ass out.

[stevieray]

And as an aside, birthdays are the most overrated, stupid occasion ever. If you're over the age of 12 and think you need to have a party or somehow draw attention to yourself on your birthday, you're a ****ing loser. No one gives a shit that it's your birthday, and the person who should be celebrated is your mother for carrying you around for nine goddamn months and tearing up her vagina by squeezing your worthless ass out.

Dear Mom,

Happy Mother's Day!

Love, your worthless ass son,

Bugeater

[Predarat]

Basicly a for sure no if it is on a Saturday or Sunday during football season. Unless I do not have tickets to a live game, they have a big HD TV and I KNOW they will be showing the game.

[seclark]

Not if you don't have kids that are roughly the same age.

And as an aside, birthdays are the most overrated, stupid occasion ever. If you're over the age of 12 and think you need to have a party or somehow draw attention to yourself on your birthday, you're a ****ing loser. No one gives a shit that it's your birthday, and the person who should be celebrated is your mother for carrying you around for nine goddamn months and tearing up her vagina by squeezing your worthless ass out.

^this would make a great mothers day card^

[seclark]

Dear Mom,

Happy Mother's Day!

Love, your worthless ass son,

Bugeater

damnit stevie.
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[Rausch]

It's important to be seen at these types of events if you want to move up in the family. Some of the older folks tend not to write people into their wills if they can't be social within the family.

If you have no aspirations of moving up in the family, that's on you.

I tend to work a job for money and hang with family that I care for because we have a good time and they don't want $3it from me...

[tooge]

Dear Mom,

Happy Mother's Day!

Love, your worthless ass son,

Bugeater

Oh, and sorry bout the vagina

[Mr. Laz]

Oh, and sorry bout the vagina:LOL: