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[quote=Anonymous]OP: Where do you live?  I want to avoid your neighborhood like the plague!

First, you sound ridiculous.

Who plans an "all bells and whistles party" for a 10 year old?  Why "celebrate at a very expensive venue" plus "dinner at her favorite restaurant" and a "great goody bag" for a grand total of $150 a kid.  Are you TRYING to raise a brat??

Clearly, that event was for you.  And you need to check yourself.  If you want to throw a showy party, save it for your own birthday.  If you want to take your daughter out to a fancy restaurant to celebrate, do it just the two of you.

Ten year old kids who are lucky enough to have lots of friends they want to include, should be encouraged and assisted in being inclusive -- not artificially limited and forced into hosting a party where they are forced to exclude kids they want to celebrate THEIR birthday with.

Had you put YOUR needs aside and chosen to have a "normal" party, your DD would have been able to invite all her friends, as she had wanted.  The party would have been more authentically hers -- not yours -- and your neighbor would have been there.

But then again you would have missed the opportunity to pass your crappy values on to your DD . . . .

All that said . . .

Your neighbor is out of line complaining about it to others.  Yes, I'm sure her DD feels hurt and sad, and I'm sure your neighbor feels strongly that you're an obnoxious b!tch.

She may be right, but it's not appropriate or even necessary for her to tell everyone about your shortcomings and tackiness.  Your actions speak for themselves.  She should stand back and let things run their course.

When people -- like OP -- are making asses of themselves, it's usually best to get out of their way.[/quote]

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