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[quote=Anonymous]19:44, this is OP.  It's so interesting that you managed to turn a thread that was about inclusion and how to help smooth over someone's misunderstanding into a complaint about just about everything.  If your child is one of the children we invited, please feel free to decline for him or her.

We have spent a ton of time and effort (and money) trying to design an experience at which our guests would feel welcome and happy - choosing foods for all kinds of eaters, designing a program to explain the service to those who are not familiar with it, even (if you read the thread above) inviting more people to make sure that everyone has someone to talk to (and inviting all of our single friends with a guest).  If your child declines because you think the driving is a hassle and aren't willing to carpool with another member of our class (which most people will be doing), I am sorry to hear this.  If you're declining because your child won't eat the food we are providing,then that is a little strange because you don't even know what we picked.  And if you're just opposed to this whole thing on the merits, please let me tell you that my daughter is the one who chose to learn Hebrew and study and become a Bat Mitzvah at an age that is a little bit older than traditional, and I am learning Hebrew and studying to become a Bat Mitzvah myself next year.  This event is marking my daughter's decision to publicly affirm her commitment to the Jewish religion and to accept her responsibilities as a Jewish adult.  That's it - it's about gathering family and friends around who want to come and celebrate alongside us, and if we have decided to have an evening party to celebrate her big day, this is about our family and a choice we are making.  If you or your child is not someone who wants to come with joy to help us celebrate, please don't come.

You can feel free to decline our invitation, and where it says "declines with regrets," you can even cross out the "with regrets" so that you're clear you're declining with pleasure.  Fortunately, we have a wonderful community around us who can't wait for this experience -- especially since most of the children (as I said) have never attended at Bat Mitzvah before and can't wait to experience what one is like.[/quote]

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