Guest guest Posted May 17, 2002 Report Share Posted May 17, 2002 My daughter was invited to her first McD's party. I'm trying to decide whether or not to go. If we go, we'll bring our own food, and have already spoken to the manager to make sure they're ok with that. What would you guys do? She's three and a half and the bday twins are turning three. They'll forget in a day or two if they even notice at all, but the children go to Eva's playgroup and I have some social pressure to go. Sandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2002 Report Share Posted May 20, 2002 I would go to the party, just fill them up before they go. Then at the party your daughter won't be hungry and she will spend most of the party on the playscape and games. OR you could always ask when lunch will be served, and then show up late. LOL HTH- SUSAN Sandra Mort [sandra.mort] Friday, May 17, 2002 12:58 PM McDonalds My daughter was invited to her first McD's party. I'm trying to decide whether or not to go. If we go, we'll bring our own food, and have already spoken to the manager to make sure they're ok with that. What would you guys do? She's three and a half and the bday twins are turning three. They'll forget in a day or two if they even notice at all, but the children go to Eva's playgroup and I have some social pressure to go. Sandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2002 Report Share Posted May 20, 2002 On Fri, 17 May 2002, Sandra Mort wrote: > My daughter was invited to her first McD's party. I'm trying to decide > whether or not to go. If we go, we'll bring our own food, and have already > spoken to the manager to make sure they're ok with that. > > What would you guys do? She's three and a half and the bday twins are > turning three. They'll forget in a day or two if they even notice at all, > but the children go to Eva's playgroup and I have some social pressure to > go. I think you could go either way, whatever you're comfortable with. If it were me, the decision would depend on the answers to a few questions: How close as friends are your daughter and the guests of honor? How aware is your daughter of birthdays and birthday parties? Is she going to be upset if other kids in the group talk about the party and she didn't get to go? Does she understand why she won't be able to eat any of the things the other kids are having, and is she going to be okay with that or feel excluded? Is there going to be anything to do at the party other than eat? I wouldn't go just because of social pressure if you think it's going to be a negative experience for your daughter, but if you think she can handle being different and not sharing the special food then there's no reason not to let her have fun with her friends. ---- Patricia Bullington-McGuire <patricia The brilliant Cerebron, attacking the problem analytically, discovered three distinct kinds of dragon: the mythical, the chimerical, and the purely hypothetical. They were all, one might say, nonexistent, but each nonexisted in an entirely different way ... -- Stanislaw Lem, " Cyberiad " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2002 Report Share Posted May 20, 2002 , " Sandra Mort " <sandra.mort@o...> wrote: > > What would you guys do? She's three and a half and the bday twins are > turning three. They'll forget in a day or two if they even notice at all, > but the children go to Eva's playgroup and I have some social pressure to > go. My experience with kind of parties (albeit not at McD's), is that the kids hardly touch the food anyway. They are too busy running around and playing. Bring some food for Eva and don't worry about it 8-). Be well, Hadass, Ima to Rafi, 6y/o, and Ari, 2.9 y/o. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 Sandra~ If you go, the vegetarian presence will be there. People mindlessly eating at McDonald's will be forced to think about what they are doing because you will not be participating. Living by example can be a powerful force for change. Additionally, you demonstrate that veg*ans can lead a normal social life, thus making our lifestyle seem less " out there. " Best wishes. Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 My kids have done this sort of thing quite a few times. In fact we just went today with a bunch of the kids and parents of my dd's preschool class in honor of their last day. We brought our own lunch but I did buy drinks and gave into fries and a shared apple pie( anyone know whether the pies are vegan or not?) Well, anyway on hindsthought I don't think the food would have really made much of a difference anyway as I told dd we were really there for the playground, she was fine with that and didn't complain or ask for any of the other food. I was lucky to have another vegetarian family there who brought their own lunch as back up. ( I pointed it out later but luckily I didn't need to " use it " as dd was surprisingly ok with the whole deal this time...) Our deal didn't include group ordering or a cake or anything . Although you might encounter that ...my suggestion is the same as the other parties would be anywhere, CC's home parties etc. Bring backup. Eat first, distractions etc.. if there is a playland at the location you go to it will help as the kids are most often more interested in that and the gifts than the food anyway. Mystique LAUNCH - Your Music Experience http://launch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 We brought our own lunch but I did buy drinks and gave into fries and a shared apple pie( anyone know whether the pies are vegan or not?) The pies are not vegan. Plus, the fries are pre-cooked in lard before they arrive at the store. The store will tell you they cook them in vegetable oil there. Just some info. you might want to have on hand. Peace, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 Abitof Mystique <a_bit_of_mystique wrote: We brought our own lunch but I did buy drinks and gave into fries and a shared apple pie( anyone know whether the pies are vegan or not?) I believe the apple pies are OK, however, the fries contain beef flavoring. LAUNCH - Your Music Experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 I've decided that since she has no idea what McD's is, I'd like to keep it that way while I still can. Thanks for the feedback! -Sandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 > How close as friends are your daughter and the guests of honor? We're not close, they just go to the same playgroup together, so the whole class is invited. > How aware is your daughter of birthdays and birthday parties? Clueless. > Is she going to be upset if other kids in the group talk about the party and she didn't get to go? I don;t think she will notice. > Does she understand why she won't be able to eat any of the things the > other kids are having, and is she going to be okay with that or feel > excluded? She knows we don't eat meat, but thinks she can have french fries, which aren't veg at McD's. > Is there going to be anything to do at the party other than eat? Yeah, there's a big indoor playground. I wouldn't go just because of social pressure if you think it's > going to be a negative experience for your daughter, but if you think she > can handle being different and not sharing the special food then there's > no reason not to let her have fun with her friends. She has no trouble not eating food that is clearly meat, but french fries are one of her favorites. It's just not worth the fight. Sandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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