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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]the last two years we only invited 2-3 friends, one year for a sleepover and one year to go to a sporting event[/quote]

Are you also doing playdates on a regular basis? You don't seem to be doing much of the social work of hosting yet you expect others to host your son.[/quote]

+1. We dump people who don't reciprocate and would double dump someone who thinks they are entitled to come to our large party when they don't host large parties. 
*except special cases. There are some kids who we take care to invite and we know their circumstances[/quote]

Do you really think this way?  Dump people? Double dump? For people who don't host large parties?

I tend to host large parties because my kids and I enjoy them and tend to be more social butterflies with the whole class rather than just having a couple close friends (something that worries me slightly,  actually,  as close friends become more important later on), but it would not occur to me to bean count how many playdates or parties kids have hosted to see if they make our list or get dumped. I really hope you don't teach your kids that way.  You can still teach them that is nice to reciprocate while not stirring up animosity toward folks who can't host.  Geez. [/quote]

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