I have a friend who has a kid who she was planning a birthday party for. This friend had invited me to every party since the beginning and we always attend unless something crazy happens. I recently moved to her town. I had previously lived an hour away. When she was planning her son’s birthday party she told me that she was having difficulty affording to pay the rent on a venue to host and she was considering not throwing a party for him. This bothered me, and I thought about it and ended up offering my house for her to host his party. I have plenty of room and I don’t mind. However, I told her she couldn’t invite one particular friend and that friend’s family. My reason? This friend and her husband do not take responsibility for their kids. They don’t watch them and allow them to basically do whatever they want. I live on the lake and I know that small, unsupervised children and water are not a good combo. I myself have a small child and know the possibilities that can happen. My friend got annoyed with me and thinks I am the AH for excluding them. I simply don’t want the responsibility of watching someone else’s kids and the obvious liability that comes with that. It seems I’m always watching those kids at all the events we both attend, so I think if it’s at my house, I should be allowed to set that rule.