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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]This misrepresents the situation here. This isn't a mom just calling/emailing out of the blue -- this is the result of a child having been told by the birthday girl that he is invited.

Yeah, it's distasteful -- for everyone. But guess what, sometimes adults have to step up and be adults and deal with situations kids create. If you don't want to get the occasional call about a situation your kid created, don't have kids. 
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[b]The problem is, it just isn't reasonable to call under these circumstances.  A boy in my son's class (aged 6) told my son that he should come over to his house to play on Saturday.  But I know that a 6 year old doesn't have authority to issue invitations.  If the parents were willing to invite DS over, they would contact me.  The boy's statement isn't a reasonable basis for me to call and ask his mother if my son is invited to come over on Saturday. [/b] [/quote]
This.[/quote]

To me, in this situation, the answer is easy.  You call the mom and say "DS told me he and Johnny would like to play together outside of school.  Any chance Johnny can come over on Saturday?"  Then maybe the other parent will say "Oh, actually we were hoping to have DS over here.  I was planning on calling tomorrow.", or maybe they'll say "Sorry, we have plans" or maybe Johnny will end up at your house.

But you can't really do that with a birthday party.

OP, could you call and invite the other kid to a playdate at your house for a different day?  [/quote]

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