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[quote=Anonymous]It's not exclusion! Stop calling it that! This does happen to some kids, especially those with special needs, but it's not happening to yours. I know a child who was the ONLY kid out of 26 not invited to a party. That's exclusion and a lot of parents noticed this happened and really think those parents are awful. (Before you ask, yes, the excluded child has special needs and behaviors but this is not a thread about that.)

I don't think most parents talk about A lists and B lists for parties in the same way you might talk about A list and B list celebrities. It's more about the ranking of the closeness of friends and I don't take offense.

My child has sometimes been on the B list for invites. I know because the invite comes at the last minute and everyone else has been talking about the party for a while. Sometimes my child is on the A list for close friends. Either way my child doesn't know, and happy to attend when we can. I know parents want to limit parties to a certain size and sometimes it's a venue issue and sometimes it's just the amount of kids they can handle.

I also know the social relationships of 2nd grade are ever changing, especially for boys, and that at this age parents have a big influence over the invite list. It is what it is. There are some parents I'm not a close with so my child may not get the invite even though my child is closer friends with the birthday child than some of the other invitees. It works both ways. Sometimes my child gets invited over other children because I am better friend with the parents. It is what it is and not worth getting upset about.
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