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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Yes, she could have RSVPed no and I wouldn't have said anything to her today. I don't know why she couldn't have added "we are Jehovah's Witness and so we don't celebrate birthdays." No different than an Orthodox Jew saying, "we don't drive on Saturdays and can't make it to the venue." Done. Instead it was so vague and her girls seemed somewhat uncomfortable with the conversation. Now I get why. I respect a religious belief but didn't know this actually was a thing. Thank you all for helping me sort that out. [/quote]

I would imagine Jehovah's Witnesses are used to people looking at them strangely and she just didn't feel up to it or something. Who knows. I am Jewish and always feel awkward telling non-Jews I am taking off for Rosh Hashanah or not eating bread products during Passover, stuff like that. It's not that I feel embarrassed about it, but I don't want to make the other person feel uncomfortable or embarrassed (often the reaction is "oh, sorry, I didn't know!" when of course they had no reason to know and I didn't expect that they would). I wouldn't avoid the question if asked directly, but if someone offers me a cupcake during Passover I just say "no thanks." I don't give a reason unless they ask. She probably felt like it was rude to just say no, and maybe she didn't want to outright lie by saying she had another engagement, so she offered a half reason. No big deal really and now you know not to be hurt when your kid is not invited to her kid's birthday party![/quote]

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