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The choice: is to take our baby to the party or my husband won't go by himself! WHAT? why should I be forced to go to a party with ppl I have nothing in common with, I don't see them, they never come to our house...he never be-friends them to that point.....(no idea why) and now I show up and do what? care for the baby while he cracks office jokes with his colleagues?
I am SAHM, and beyond my kids I don't see anyone since moving to FL...I hate that but there is nothing I can do, we tried to make friends with ppl around but it never went anywhere...but why should I now be forced to go or he will not go? Is this some twisted "American Culture" thing? I am European and Have NEVER heard of such thing!
I don't want my baby at a Christmas party where alcohol is served and generally is no place for a baby! or is this some "new" humiliation tactic I am not aware off?
Nah it's pretty American. We're expected to always go to all parties we CAN go to, otherwise we're weird and probably budding serial killers or something.
No, you don't take your baby to an office Christmas party and the only reason it would be proper for you to go is just being simply supportive of your husband. No big conspiracy. He'd end up being the only person there without a spouse or a date is all.
If your husbands Christmas party was anything like my companies Christmas party, I wouldn't want to go either.
Take the kid, smile, drink a drink, eat the stale canopies, stay a hour, say "I gotta put the kid to bed" and leave.
Everyone will be happy, and you will make your hubby proud
My hubby would kill me if I didn't go!!! But, I wouldn't want to take my baby either? Just an unspoken rule, some stuff we just have to go to. Merry Christmas. If you go, you might just meet someone that becomes the friend your seeking. Best of luck!!!
How can your husband "force" you to do anything? Don't go. End of story. My husband would never expect me to attend a stupid Christmas party with his colleagues, nor would he attend. Life's too short to be forced to do things you don't want to do in your free time. Going to the dentist is bad enough, and that's something most of us must do. But a Xmas party? That's not mandatory.
I wish I could go to the dentist....I would rather....would love to...
Meaning if I didn't go he won't go and then make ME feel bad about it!
I don't drink, makes me sick, the smell alone...never did never will....but I don't think he shouldn't go because "I" am not going! it's ridiculous, I wouldn't have him go if this was my xmas party and if he knew no one and most of all if the baby had to come......
I have no desire to make him "proud", I am his wife not his daughter.......plus, he is proud enough for every man in the world as it is!
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Originally Posted by Ulysses61
How can your husband "force" you to do anything? Don't go. End of story. My husband would never expect me to attend a stupid Christmas party with his colleagues, nor would he attend. Life's too short to be forced to do things you don't want to do in your free time. Going to the dentist is bad enough, and that's something most of us must do. But a Xmas party? That's not mandatory.
Well, the company Christmas party's that we've been to were super fun........yes, FUN! The food was great, had a few beers and played the casino games (fake money) that were totally fun! Now, since we in our early 60's with no kids/grandkids, we chose not to attend "family w/kids" type Christmas party's. A company that I use to work for had one of these but we didn't go. However, have gone to summer party's at a local zoo or amusement park where employees brought their kids.
He doesn't want us to have a baby sitter, we have 3 kids.....he thinks we live in the 50's! and "I" am "Wonder Woman"!
My kid would be the only kid at this party! "I" wouldn't go to an adult party if there were kids around! I think it is highly inappropriate.
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