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well, my dd recently made a guest list for her birthday party that excluded a girl who subsequently invited dd to her own birthday party the same weekend. we urged dd to reconsider, but she was adamant saying the other girl had a potty mouth and talked about poop and farts and she didn't want that kind of talk at her party. Keep in mind these kids are 7.

So, awkward, yes, especially since several girls attended both parties. Sure enough, come Monday, the other girl discovers her invitation wasn't reciprocated and marches up to dd to demand why. DD repeated, frankly, what she told us: That the girl had a potty mouth and thus wasn't welcome at her party.

Kids are so refreshingly honest, aren't they? On the one hand we were horrified. I'm sure the girl's parents despise us now. On the other hand, it was probably useful for the kid to hear that there are consequences for having a potty mouth.

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I guess I might be the only one here, but I think you handled this terribly.  Ostracizing a 7 year old for talking about poop?  Allowing your DD to go to a party when she deliberately excluded the girl from her own?  You might want to think about what messages you are sending here.  He girl wasn't 'good' enough to invite, but you allows your daughter to take advantage of her birthday party?

I think this should have been a lesson on reciprocating invitations more than you wanting your daughter to teach another girl not to talk about poop.  [/quote]

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