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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We were at the ice skating rink yesterday, and my seven year old DD noticed that [b]every single one [/b]of her classmates were at a birthday party in the "party room." Some of the kids waved to her. The parent of the birthday girl said sternly, "She is not invited."

We have never had a problem with this family ([b]we barely even know them)[/b] and I don't know why they would exclude her like that when they clearly had no problem inviting every other child in the class. She was humiliated and saddened.

When we went home, she told DH, "Everyone in my class was at a birthday party at the rink, but not me. I couldn't go because I wasn't invited."

I have NO idea how to comfort her. I told her, "Kids can be exclusive... You just have to make other friends," but I didn't feel that was particularly convincing. What should I do/say??? [/quote]

This is your answer. Maybe your kids aren't friends...classmates, yes; friends...well, maybe not so much. And since you obviously don't socialize with the family why should you feel entitled to receive an invite? Birthday parties aren't cheap so not necessarily every Jane and John are going to be invited especially if you don't even know the people.

Great opportunity to teach a 7 year old that life isn't fair. Unfortunately, she'll be dealing with situations like these for the rest of her life whether in school, at work, social scenes, etc.[/quote]

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