Anybody else have birthday party issues with their kids?

[Blake]

My kid's birthday is next week. She wants it at either Chuck Cheese or Incredible Pizza. She wants to invite friends from school. I'd like her to have friends from school at her party.

Here's the problem:

friggin school policy says that if you are going to give out an invitation, you must give it to the entire class so that "nobody gets their feelings hurt."

I understand the policy. I hate the policy. I think it sucks and is more of this "give everyone a trophy that plays" mentality.

I don't really know any of her friend's parents or I might just call them and tell them. Anyone have any ideas how to get around this so that I'm only inviting 2-3 kids instead of 22?

[Dr. Gonzo]

That's fucking stupid. It's not a school event so the have no right to tell anyone who they can or can not invite to their party.

[Dex]

Fuck the school policy. This is just another example of the neverending attempt to pussify America's youth.

I can understand about handing out candy or treats or prizes in class, something like that.

But most kids don't want ALL the kids in their class at their party anyways, and all parents sure as hell don't. Especially with the amount of kids they pack into a classroom these days, you're looking at a $500 party for 30.

Tell her to give the invitations out at recess, or after school. Or have your daughter get numbers of the kids she wants to invite, so you can call their parents. If the school seriously has a problem with that, then I'd seriously have a problem with them and their policy.

[Blake]

it's a weird deal because there's no way they can really enforce it.

If I give my daughter 2-3 invitations to give out at lunch or recess, it's kindergarten so I'm pretty certain that it will somehow get back to the teacher that she's throwing a party. I just don't want her to catch any unnecessary flack from her teacher about this thing.

[clambake]

i'm lucky. my kid hates that party shit. he always has.

[Dex]

it's a weird deal because there's no way they can really enforce it.

If I give my daughter 2-3 invitations to give out at lunch or recess, it's kindergarten so I'm pretty certain that it will somehow get back to the teacher that she's throwing a party. I just don't want her to catch any unnecessary flack from her teacher about this thing.

Yeah, it sucks that your child is kind of stuck in the crossfire with this. I would like to think the teacher would know better than to make a big deal about it, because I don't think any kid enjoys being called out. And it sounds like she's too young to actively be sneaking around the policy.

That's incredibly lame. Once again, I just hate to see how the public school system decides to deal with what it considers to be issues. When I was a kid, you learned not to be a little asshole so you would get invited to parties. :lol

[mrsmaalox]

I believe our school will allow parents to come in at lunch time and slip invitations into kids' backpacks. They just want to avoid the distraction of a big show of some kids getting invites. Ask the teacher, she'll tell you how to best handle it.

[Blake]

When I was a kid, you learned not to be a little asshole so you would get invited to parties. :lol

pretty much.

and also when I was a kid in kindergarten we only stayed til noon, took naps, finger painted and learned colors.

No lie: in class, my daughter has written a 10 page "book" about a princess. It was one full sentence and one picture on each page stapled together in a book form.

Sure, she misspelled most of the big words, but she sounded the words out fine and I understood what she was writing and saying about the pictures.

Blew me the fock away.

[jack sommerset]

We had same problem. I passed out to kids after school. If you can't be there you can give everyone a envelope at school. And just leave the invites in the kids you want to go.

[I Love Me Some Me]

Really the only way around it is to hand-deliver the invites. Just get ahold of the class directory, find the kids yout son/daughter wants to invite, and mail them an invitation.

[BacktoBasics]

There is nothing to "get around". This is unenforceable.

I could careless about a policy like this. Do whatever it is you want to do and if they want to give you some shit about it just hang up or tell them that you could careless about hurt feelings. You don't have to put up with crap policies like this. Your child has a right to invite whomever she/he desires to her party and there isn't a god damn thing they can do about it.

Stop letting the shortcomings of others bother you. Do as you please because you don't answer to them.

[mrsmaalox]

There is nothing to "get around". This is unenforceable.

I could careless about a policy like this. Do whatever it is you want to do and if they want to give you some shit about it just hang up or tell them that you could careless about hurt feelings. You don't have to put up with crap policies like this. Your child has a right to invite whomever she/he desires to her party and there isn't a god damn thing they can do about it.

Stop letting the shortcomings of others bother you. Do as you please because you don't answer to them.

But this doesn't set an example for your kids that they don't need to be considerate of other's feelings? Please don't flame me, I'm just asking ;)

[JoeChalupa]

We just call the kids parents directly and skip the paper invitations.

[Blake]

I believe our school will allow parents to come in at lunch time and slip invitations into kids' backpacks. They just want to avoid the distraction of a big show of some kids getting invites. Ask the teacher, she'll tell you how to best handle it.

yeah, I'll try that. maybe the teacher will be cool and help me out.

[JoeChalupa]

But this doesn't set an example for your kids that they don't need to be considerate of other's feelings? Please don't flame me, I'm just asking ;)

I know I'll be accused of being pussified but that is how I feel.

I get hurt when I don't get a wedding invitation when I know damn well a couple is getting married. :(

[jack sommerset]

There is nothing to "get around". This is unenforceable.

I could careless about a policy like this. Do whatever it is you want to do and if they want to give you some shit about it just hang up or tell them that you could careless about hurt feelings. You don't have to put up with crap policies like this. Your child has a right to invite whomever she/he desires to her party and there isn't a god damn thing they can do about it.

Stop letting the shortcomings of others bother you. Do as you please because you don't answer to them.

:lmao good point but that leaves his kid holding the bag. A k grader no less. People are assholes and there is a good chance they would take it out on the kid. Nothing you can do about that either.

[Blake]

There is nothing to "get around". This is unenforceable.

I could careless about a policy like this. Do whatever it is you want to do and if they want to give you some shit about it just hang up or tell them that you could careless about hurt feelings. You don't have to put up with crap policies like this. Your child has a right to invite whomever she/he desires to her party and there isn't a god damn thing they can do about it.

Stop letting the shortcomings of others bother you. Do as you please because you don't answer to them.

i'd rather avoid the confrontation if possible.

I know I'm right and I could beat them down with it, but in the end it's a battle I won't win and I'd rather not waste my time or my breath over it.

[Strike]

Find out who your kid wants to invite, get their parents' phone numbers and contact the other parents directly.

I mean, seriously. What kind of punishment can the school possibly bestow on your child?

[ashbeeigh]

Does your kid's school have a directory? I know way back in the day (like 1993) we had a directory that the PTA put out that had class rosters and addresses and phone numbers in it. Just put the invite in the mail. Then the kids feel special because they are getting mail on top of it. Buy the stamps today, they go up to 44 cents on Monday!

And if this doesn't work... by now the children should have facebooks and myspaces. Just create an event and call it a day. :lol

[Blake]

yeah, looks like I need to talk to the teacher and get her feedback and then dig up some phone numbers, call some parents and talk to them.

[JudynTX]

Come on Blake, get with the times.

http://www.evite.com/

:tu

[JoeChalupa]

Come on Blake, get with the times.

http://www.evite.com/

:tu

I've missed a few parties because I don't check my email enough. :lol

[JudynTX]

I've missed a few parties because I don't check my email enough. :lol

Well there you go! :lol The next Troll GTG, send us E-vites. :hat

[bus driver]

My kid's birthday is next week. She wants it at either Chuck Cheese or Incredible Pizza. She wants to invite friends from school. I'd like her to have friends from school at her party.

Here's the problem:

friggin school policy says that if you are going to give out an invitation, you must give it to the entire class so that "nobody gets their feelings hurt."

I understand the policy. I hate the policy. I think it sucks and is more of this "give everyone a trophy that plays" mentality.

I don't really know any of her friend's parents or I might just call them and tell them. Anyone have any ideas how to get around this so that I'm only inviting 2-3 kids instead of 22?

just have your kid pass them out to who she wants and when the teacher calls you in, then say you didnt know and you will remember for next year. Who cares because next year, she will have a new teacher and you can do the same thing over. unless she has the same teacher next year than your screwed......

[bus driver]

Does your kid's school have a directory? I know way back in the day (like 1993) we had a directory that the PTA put out that had class rosters and addresses and phone numbers in it. Just put the invite in the mail. Then the kids feel special because they are getting mail on top of it. Buy the stamps today, they go up to 44 cents on Monday!

And if this doesn't work... by now the children should have facebooks and myspaces. Just create an event and call it a day. :lol

WTF????

what happens if a sicko got hold of the book? he would have addresses of all the kids at the school. F that, the school better not have shit on my kids for all too see. i dont even have our # listed in the phone book.
I know it is not hard for people to find you but lets not make it easy....

[Dex]

If it were just up to you, I'd say fuck the policy, because it's stupid. However, it would undoubtedly end up getting your kid stuck in the middle one way or another, and nobody can blame you for wanting to avoid that.

:tu to the plan of calling the parents. And if you talk to the teacher and she personally can't be understanding about it....smack him/her.

[Dex]

WTF????

what happens if a sicko got hold of the book? he would have addresses of all the kids at the school. F that, the school better not have shit on my kids for all too see. i dont even have our # listed in the phone book.
I know it is not hard for people to find you but lets not make it easy....

I remember getting school directories all the way up through middle school. They send out a paper at the beginning of the school year where the parent can choose to not put your child's information in it.

I can't guarantee that all schools do it, or still do...but kinda sad that we have to worry about these sort of things these days.

[BacktoBasics]

Its not even a battle to win or lose. Just do what you want. You aren't responsible about the precious hurt little feelings of every bully or tard out there.

Life is full of moments when you don't get chosen. As a human being...a child no less they have the right to associate with whomever they choose. You can't force a friendship it has to be earned.

[Blake]

Its not even a battle to win or lose. Just do what you want. You aren't responsible about the precious hurt little feelings of every bully or tard out there.

Life is full of moments when you don't get chosen. As a human being...a child no less they have the right to associate with whomever they choose. You can't force a friendship it has to be earned.

there are possible scenarios that I've been playing out that I'm trying to avoid. I. do. not. want. to. go. to. the. school.

I don't really know how this teacher will react. Based on the number of idiot teachers out there, it wouldn't surprise me if she were to pull my daughter aside and give her some kind of reprimand for not inviting everyone in the class....

if she did that, it would chap my hide to no end and I would have to go to the school and give her the kind of verbal beatdown that would make her ears bleed.

If teacher talks back, I may end up having to give the principal the same kind of verbal body slam which might include how the policy is screwed up and how the teacher talked back to me.

I am trying to avoid any possible confrontations, because again, in the end, I won't win the battle/war. The policy will still be there next year and I'll just look like an ass.

[clambake]

b2b.......i see an opportunity to branch out as a party planner.

[mrose31]

I had a birthday party for my daughter who just turned 5 a few months ago and we did not want to invite everyone but we decided to go ahead and invite everyone in her class thinking maybe only half of them would show up. We were wrong every single one we invited showed up. It was horrible and chaotic. We told her next time you will just have to pick 4 friends at most for your birthday party.


What I thought was amazing is how into these birthday parties some of the parents are. I could not believe when I was talking to one of the mothers it was like she was keeping score. I was so shocked she apparently goes to every birthday party and she knew exactly which birthday parties we had been to and which ones we haven't. I was real uncomfortable when she asked why we missed a couple of the kids birthdays. Me thinking well these don't really mean much to me so I just said "sometimes I just forgot or decided to take a nap instead". The look on her face was priceless.

[BacktoBasics]

there are possible scenarios that I've been playing out that I'm trying to avoid. I. do. not. want. to. go. to. the. school.

I don't really know how this teacher will react. Based on the number of idiot teachers out there, it wouldn't surprise me if she were to pull my daughter aside and give her some kind of reprimand for not inviting everyone in the class....

if she did that, it would chap my hide to no end and I would have to go to the school and give her the kind of verbal beatdown that would make her ears bleed.

If teacher talks back, I may end up having to give the principal the same kind of verbal body slam which might include how the policy is screwed up and how the teacher talked back to me.

I am trying to avoid any possible confrontations, because again, in the end, I won't win the battle/war. The policy will still be there next year and I'll just look like an ass.

You've already won. They can't control birthday invitation. Fucks sake man. There is nothing that they can do other than annoy you. I think its your obligation to step up and be the guy who says "enough dammit, my child has rights". Do us all a favor and do the right thing. Just put your giant weeping pussy in the fridge for a day or two and handle this like a man.

[SpursWoman]

Me to kids: Big party, or big gift?
Kids to Me: Big Gift.

Problem solved. :lol


When they were young enough for the Chuck E. Cheese or Gattiland parties, I usually just gave them invitations to give to whoever they wanted to invite. No one ever told me they had to give one to everyone.

*shrugs*

[bus driver]

I remember getting school directories all the way up through middle school. They send out a paper at the beginning of the school year where the parent can choose to not put your child's information in it.

I can't guarantee that all schools do it, or still do...but kinda sad that we have to worry about these sort of things these days.



this is a good example not to add your name

http://www.ksat.com/news/19398822/detail.html

[Frenzy]

My kid's birthday is next week. She wants it at either Chuck Cheese or Incredible Pizza. She wants to invite friends from school. I'd like her to have friends from school at her party.

Here's the problem:

friggin school policy says that if you are going to give out an invitation, you must give it to the entire class so that "nobody gets their feelings hurt."

I understand the policy. I hate the policy. I think it sucks and is more of this "give everyone a trophy that plays" mentality.

I don't really know any of her friend's parents or I might just call them and tell them. Anyone have any ideas how to get around this so that I'm only inviting 2-3 kids instead of 22?

I can't believe that. I'm taking my son out of school.

[Shelly]

The policy was (at least when my kids were in elementary school) was that if you hand out invitations IN CLASS, you had to invite the whole class or just invite all girls or all boys. If you wanted to invite only a couple of kids, then you send out invitations privately, either phone call or by mail.

Most PTAs gave out a student directory where you could choose to have your kid's name, address and number listed.

[Blake]

I had a birthday party for my daughter who just turned 5 a few months ago and we did not want to invite everyone but we decided to go ahead and invite everyone in her class thinking maybe only half of them would show up. We were wrong every single one we invited showed up. It was horrible and chaotic. We told her next time you will just have to pick 4 friends at most for your birthday party.


That's exactly what I'm afraid of!

[Blake]

You've already won. They can't control birthday invitation. Fucks sake man. There is nothing that they can do other than annoy you. I think its your obligation to step up and be the guy who says "enough dammit, my child has rights". Do us all a favor and do the right thing. Just put your giant weeping pussy in the fridge for a day or two and handle this like a man.

It could end up more than a simple annoyance to me personally.

However, I'm not going to do something that could potentially put my child in an awkward situation that she most likely won't understand but will most likely cry about......and again, it's a battle there is no way in hell I have a shot in the dark at winning.

You may not know when to pick your battles, but at least your daughter will never question your manhood. Congrats for that.

[Blake]

The policy was (at least when my kids were in elementary school) was that if you hand out invitations IN CLASS, you had to invite the whole class or just invite all girls or all boys. If you wanted to invite only a couple of kids, then you send out invitations privately, either phone call or by mail.

Most PTAs gave out a student directory where you could choose to have your kid's name, address and number listed.

That very well could be the policy here. I've been trying to find it and can't, but we remember the teacher talking about it at one of the parents night things a while back.

I need to talk to the teacher.

[BacktoBasics]

It could end up more than a simple annoyance to me personally.

However, I'm not going to do something that could potentially put my child in an awkward situation that she most likely won't understand but will most likely cry about......and again, it's a battle there is no way in hell I have a shot in the dark at winning.

You may not know when to pick your battles, but at least your daughter will never question your manhood. Congrats for that.I guess its too hard to explain to your kid that as a person, an independent individual, you have a right to chose or not chose who to hang out with. Some adults think its okay to decide who your friends are for you. Your mother and I prefer that you pick your friends yourself.

[Blake]

I guess its too hard to explain to your kid that as a person, an independent individual, you have a right to chose or not chose who to hang out with. Some adults think its okay to decide who your friends are for you. Your mother and I prefer that you pick your friends yourself.

she's 5 going on 6. It's hard to explain why she can't invite everyone.

[FortuneCookie]

You've already won. They can't control birthday invitation. Fucks sake man. There is nothing that they can do other than annoy you. I think its your obligation to step up and be the guy who says "enough dammit, my child has rights". Do us all a favor and do the right thing. Just put your giant weeping pussy in the fridge for a day or two and handle this like a man.


Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.


Lucky Numbers: 11, 16, 36, 44, 51, 55

[BacktoBasics]

Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.


Lucky Numbers: 11, 16, 36, 44, 51, 55Stop owning me all over this board.

[Nobody]

My kid's birthday is next week. She wants it at either Chuck Cheese or Incredible Pizza. She wants to invite friends from school. I'd like her to have friends from school at her party.

Here's the problem:

friggin school policy says that if you are going to give out an invitation, you must give it to the entire class so that "nobody gets their feelings hurt."

I understand the policy. I hate the policy. I think it sucks and is more of this "give everyone a trophy that plays" mentality.

I don't really know any of her friend's parents or I might just call them and tell them. Anyone have any ideas how to get around this so that I'm only inviting 2-3 kids instead of 22?

Do what i did... have her get the kids phone numbers of the kids she wants to invite and call their parents directly. Worked great. Stupid schools.

[ploto]

You want to teach your child to obey rules and to be sensitive to the feelings of others. Do not hand out the invitations at school. I am pretty sure the rule only applies to bringing them to school to hand out. Why would you want to hurt some of the kids' feelings on purpose, especially at that young age? It is not that difficult to mail the invitations or to call the 3 or 4 kids you want to invite.

And the school does have a right to approve of anything you dispense at school.

[Blake]

It is not that difficult to mail the invitations or to call the 3 or 4 kids you want to invite.

it's not as easy as giving my kid 3 invitations with the kids name on it to take to school. Just an inconvenience to look up people and mail out invites.

we'd been planning just to make it a family party, but just the other day she starts saying she wants to have a few of her friends to come. So we are in a sort of last second mode regarding this.

Maybe I should show her that I'm a man like b2b and tell her "NO FRIENDS."

[Mixability]

Ask the principal if the school will be paying their share of the party by cash, check or charge. Go from there.

[BacktoBasics]

it's not as easy as giving my kid 3 invitations with the kids name on it to take to school. Just an inconvenience to look up people and mail out invites.

we'd been planning just to make it a family party, but just the other day she starts saying she wants to have a few of her friends to come. So we are in a sort of last second mode regarding this.

Maybe I should show her that I'm a man like b2b and tell her "NO FRIENDS."or you could tell her to invite a few friends and give her the party she wants.

[BacktoBasics]

Ask the principal if the school will be paying their share of the party by cash, check or charge. Go from there.:toast

[Blake]

Ask the principal if the school will be paying their share of the party by cash, check or charge. Go from there.

principal: "None of the above. Go from here."

[Mixability]

If she has to invite all the kids from her class to her party, then it's not a party at all.

It's then a fucking weekend field trip to your house with cake.

[Mixability]

principal: "None of the above. Go from here."

Then proceed to invite only the kids your child wants there.

You'll be doing good for society.

For example: You invite the weird kid who eats his boogers. He'll think he got invited because eating boogers is cool. You don't invite him and he'll wonder if its because he's a gross fuck who eats boogers.

[Blake]

or you could tell her to invite a few friends and give her the party she wants.

thus the thread with getting some thoughts on how to handle this.

your idea of "putting my pussy in the fridge and handling like a man" has been duly noted.

[BacktoBasics]

No shit. The kids that are alienated are the ones that alienated themselves. This isn't an issue of being mean to little kids.

[Blake]

Then proceed to invite only the kids your child wants there.

I will outside of class.


You'll be doing good for society.

sending just a few invitations to school with my daughter does not do her, me or society any good.


For example: You invite the weird kid who eats his boogers. He'll think he got invited because eating boogers is cool. You don't invite him and he'll wonder if its because he's a gross fuck who eats boogers.

Don't worry, you weren't invited for other reasons than eating your boogers.

[Mixability]

Don't worry, you weren't invited for other reasons than eating your boogers.

Did I hit a nerve or something? You asked for advice and were given some. I hope one of the kids you choose to invite outside of class has swine flu. That'll teach ya! :lol

[Blake]

Did I hit a nerve or something? You asked for advice and were given some. I hope one of the kids you choose to invite outside of class has swine flu. That'll teach ya! :lol

why is it that people think a little junk talk means they hit a nerve? :lol

what exactly will inviting a kid with swine flu teach me?

if the kid shows up, then it will teach me the parent bringing the kid is an idiot.

[Mixability]

why is it that people think a little junk talk means they hit a nerve? :lol

what exactly will inviting a kid with swine flu teach me?

if the kid shows up, then it will teach me the parent bringing the kid is an idiot.

Because it seems something i said upset you if you had to start with the junk talk.

Oh well, nevermind.

[Blake]

Because it seems something i said upset you if you had to start with the junk talk.

Oh well, nevermind.

naw, I just tend to act like an ass when see a lame post.

[Mixability]

naw, I just tend to act like an ass when see a lame post.

A stupid fuckin booger joke and it twists your panties? Wow. I'm guess you were eating the kid with the taste for booger, glue or maybe you were the weird kid who'd smell like shit all the time?

[Kermit]

From birthdays to boogers. My, how fast a thread can change.

[Blake]

A stupid fuckin booger joke and it twists your panties? Wow. I'm guess you were eating the kid with the taste for booger, glue or maybe you were the weird kid who'd smell like shit all the time?


naw, I just tend to act like an ass when see a lame post and talk junk. Nothing personal.

Of course, judging by your butt hurt reaction, I very clearly hit a nerve. :lol

[I Love Me Some Me]

I don't think the rule is that you have to invite everyone...only that if you hand out the invites at school during classroom hours you have to give one to everyone.

Completely understandable...I mean, God forbid that school and it's teachers make and enforce rules that prevent kids from being isolated and embarassed at school, during class.

[Blake]

I don't think the rule is that you have to invite everyone...only that if you hand out the invites at school during classroom hours you have to give one to everyone.

Completely understandable...I mean, God forbid that school and it's teachers make and enforce rules that prevent kids from being isolated and embarassed at school, during class.

I'm thinking you're right.

[I Love Me Some Me]

No shit. The kids that are alienated are the ones that alienated themselves. This isn't an issue of being mean to little kids.

Irrelevant who alienated the kid...neither the school nor the teacher should allow the other kids to contribute to those feelings.

[ploto]

Ask the principal if the school will be paying their share of the party by cash, check or charge. Go from there.

The school does not say you have to invite everyone- only that IF you hand out invitations at school, they should be for everyone. Not that difficult of a concept. Guess this is why moms usually handle these things...

[SpursStalker]

it's a weird deal because there's no way they can really enforce it.

If I give my daughter 2-3 invitations to give out at lunch or recess, it's kindergarten so I'm pretty certain that it will somehow get back to the teacher that she's throwing a party. I just don't want her to catch any unnecessary flack from her teacher about this thing.

If she is only in Kindergarten, I would say, just call the parents and invite like that.

I'm with everyone else, fuck the school in trying to tell you who you can and can't invite.

[cornbread]

Just curious, is this a public school or private school?

[ploto]

I'm with everyone else, fuck the school in trying to tell you who you can and can't invite.

Do people even read...

[PM5K]

I'll be throwing my seventh birthday party in which I've invited children from my children's school, so far I've never had more than five kids show up, so I say just invite everyone.

If you have it at CEC we're talking about around ten bucks a kid, so what's the difference between the three kids she wants to invite, and the six kids that will actually come, thirty bucks?

I also don't agree that the policy sucks, how would you feel if your daughter came home upset because most of the other girls or kids were invited to a party and she was not? Kids feeling can be fragile, especially elementary school kids.

[PM5K]

if she did that, it would chap my hide to no end and I would have to go to the school and give her the kind of verbal beatdown that would make her ears bleed.

I'm glad you aren't my dad. What you're saying is that you want to encourage your daughter to break a rule you know exists and then be upset if she gets in trouble for it?

I guess since she's so young her teacher should spare her feelings, but the kids you don't want to invite because you're too cheap, who cares about their feelings.....

Makes sense to me....

EDIT:

I also don't think it's a great idea for a six year old to decide she doesn't like all but a few kids in her class enough to invite them to her party. I'd encourage my child (especially at that age) to be open minded, who knows years from now one of those kids she didn't want to invite could be her best friend.

[Blake]

Do people even read...

barely, apparently

[Blake]

I'm glad you aren't my dad.

I'm glad you aren't my kid.

One less 6 year old birthday party to throw.

[PM5K]

I'm glad you aren't my kid.

One less 6 year old birthday party to throw.

lol...

[Kermit]

I'm glad you aren't my dad. What you're saying is that you want to encourage your daughter to break a rule you know exists and then be upset if she gets in trouble for it?

I guess since she's so young her teacher should spare her feelings, but the kids you don't want to invite because you're too cheap, who cares about their feelings.....

Makes sense to me....

EDIT:

I also don't think it's a great idea for a six year old to decide she doesn't like all but a few kids in her class enough to invite them to her party. I'd encourage my child (especially at that age) to be open minded, who knows years from now one of those kids she didn't want to invite could be her best friend.

Recession. Fuck those kids. Their feelings cost money.

[SpursStalker]

Do people even read...

About as much as people think before they type ...

:D