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Kathy
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Birthday Party Invites
Okay here is my dilemma, my daughter is in 2nd grade and her birthday is in October. She wants to invite the whole class except for one boy. I told her she really couldn't exclude him but I have come to find out that already this kid is trouble, has spent the entire last week in & out of the principals office - already!! Every day he causes disruptions in the class.
So do I let her exclude him (mail the invitations) or have her cut the list to only girls or something similar. Its a bowling party so it isn't just a girl thing.
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Posted 9/20/10 8:32 PM  |
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AnnBrunoXO
2 Girls For Me!
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Re: Birthday Party Invites
That's kind of tough only because it would be so obvious that everyone is invited in the class and NOT him.
Personally I would either cut down the invites to some boys and girls or do an only girl party - but I could never exclude one child and invite all of the other classmates there. Its wouldn't be nice - even though the boy is trouble. All or nothing or some of the classmates is what I would do.
GL
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| Posted 9/20/10 8:56 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: Birthday Party Invites
I wouldn't let my kids exclude a classmate intentionally. If it was a girl thing, that's fine but including everyone but him...well I couldn't do that to a 7 year old who is struggling to make friends anyway.
If anything, I'd make my daughter do a girls only party - even if it was bowling.
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| Posted 9/20/10 9:22 PM |
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ChrisDee
My Girls
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Re: Birthday Party Invites
I would say either girls only or the entire class. Even if he is a kid that gets in lots of trouble, i would feel terrible for him. After all they are just little kids and we don't know everyones situation.
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| Posted 9/20/10 9:30 PM |
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Elizabeth
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Re: Birthday Party Invites
I cannot imagine excluding one child from a party regardless of if the invites are mailed home or not. Is there any reason to believe that 1 1/2 - 2 hours with this child as one of the party guests is going to have a devastating effect on the event? If not, I think it would be a better lesson for your DD to invite him than to exclude him. Honestly I could understand if it was even a few kids she didn't want to invite for whatever reason - we don't have to like everyone - but to leave one child out is awful IMO. I don't mean it to sound judgemental, I understand the concern but just the idea of a child finding out he was the only classmate excluded would be so sad regardless of his personal issues.
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| Posted 9/20/10 10:50 PM |
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Faithx2
All good things in 2016!!
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Re: Birthday Party Invites
Posted by nrthshgrl
I wouldn't let my kids exclude a classmate intentionally. If it was a girl thing, that's fine but including everyone but him...well I couldn't do that to a 7 year old who is struggling to make friends anyway.
If anything, I'd make my daughter do a girls only party - even if it was bowling.
ITA.
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| Posted 9/20/10 11:02 PM |
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