No, we've thrown plenty of parties for our daughter in the past. The vast majority of the parents always stay. Usually only one or two that drop off the child and bail, and more often than not, it seems like it's always the one child that gets out of hand. We've taken our daughter to parties in the past and again, the vast majority of the parents stay.

I'm not saying it's about being a bad parent or anything. But more often than not, these parents that leave make the assumption that it's ok. Too me, they should ask first if it is alright to leave their child unattended while they leave to do something else. We've had parents that show up, leave the child and say we'll be back in two hours. See you later. That's rude.