So as some may or may not know, the BlogHer 09 convention is going on right now. I’m not cool enough and don’t have enough readers to go to it. But basically it’s a convention like every other. You go, advertisers and product people everywhere and they have tons of informational stuff and parties as well.
This is where I start my rant. There was a party, hosted by Nikon at the conference. Someone, who I can’t name right now because I don’t want to look up the info nor do I want to really call her out and what I see as inappropriate behavior, had her infant with her at the conference. Now having a child at the conference itself is not a bad thing. The parties though, some are adult only. So she shows up to the Nikon party with her infant and they tell her she can’t come in.
Now this has some Mommy Bloggers up in arms and I have to wonder why? The party was adults only. Did the invitation say that kids were allowed? If not then to assume they are is an error on the part of the invitee not the party host. Perhaps I’m different but I assume that kids are not invited unless otherwise stated.
For instance I was invited to a baby shower a while back. The invitation made no mention of children and whether they were allowed to go. So instead of assuming my child was able to go, I called up the host and asked if it was okay. They said it was fine.
This I feel was the appropriate way to go about things. This way you aren’t turned away at the door for having an infant, and also you know what parties you can and can not go to.
Some were saying, “But it’s a Mommy Blogger convention! They should expect children!”
Yeah right. Many mothers went without their children. So no they shouldn’t expect children and frankly I’m not sure why because of the type of convention it is that people would just think that kids are welcome everywhere. These are parties, with alcohol probably, and who knows how late they start and go.
Another person said, “There is a difference between a child and an infant.” And I’m like what just because you can wrap your child to your chest and she sleep the entire time doesn’t mean that they should automatically welcome.
Anyhow some of this entitlement to do whatever you want with your kids in tow just bothers me. Kids aren’t entitled to tag along with their parents all the time. It’s a sacrifice we make. Sometimes we don’t get to do the fun stuff. We have to stay home.
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