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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Mom isn't your friend. If your daughter likes the two other girls, I'd invite them for a sleep over and make it really fun and go over the top making a big fuss.

This is a great idea. Even if you can't do a sleep over invite them over for pizza and a movie.

How is this any better? The sleepover host is honest about who her close friends are and invites only her close friends. In response, an outer layer friend invites kids that she isn't close to over in an effort to compete with the sleepover. That's just plain weird. Now, if you had said that the uninvited girl should plan to do something fun with her friends or family, great. But to use people who are not her friends so that she has something she can brag about on Monday at school is dishonest and, well, using people.

I'm usually pretty laid back about whatever works for people, but inviting the other left out girls over just because they all got left out is pretty cringe worthy. It hurts to be left out, but there are healthier ways to process the disappointment and grow from it. [/quote]

I agree that going over the top and making a big fuss with all of the other girls who were not invited is a bad idea.  However, if there's one of the other girls who was not invited that OP's daughter is interested in hanging out with or getting to know better, doing something low key like watching a movie together could be a good plan.  [/quote]

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