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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 12 year old DD has a lot of friends -- too many friends for my taste, but that's another story. Anyway. She wants to invite 11 girls to her birthday at a venue such as Shadowlands, and she also wants to have a sleepover with 6 of her closest friends on the same day. I told her we can't afford to take 11 kids to a venue, if she wants to invite that many kids, we need to do something at home. She's agreed to that, but she won't give up the sleepover. I suggested to her that we have the 6 closest kids come over a few weeks later for a regular sleepover, so the 5 kids who are not staying for a sleepover don't get offended, but she says then the sleepover won't be a birthday sleepover any more. She wants it all to be on the same day. Long story short - is it ok to host a party for 11 girls but only having 6 girls stay for the sleep over? I assume that will cause all kinds of friction. DD is arguing that the friction of not being invited to the sleepover is the lesser of the two evils, because 5 kids in the wider circle will be really upset if they're not invited to anything at all. We're new to the US and I'm not sure what the etiquette on this should be. Thanks.[/quote] I don't know where it is acceptable to be so rude. How would you like it if friends invited you over for appetizers and told you to leave before dinner? I can't believe this is acceptable anywhere. This happened to my dd but, we were in the B group. Frankly I would rather not go to your party than be invited to only part of the party. At least there is no mistake that they are not true friends. You are raising a true mean girl if you allow this party to happen as you explain. Just invite the girls you want to sleep over. No one wants to be invited out of "pity".[/quote]
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