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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If we stopped REQUIRING our kids to have to invite all 21-25 kids in a class the issue of too much cr8p in the house wouldn't be an issue with gift receiving.

Let your kids invite a handful of their true friends and they can exchange gifts.

I hate that even if a kid is an a**hole to your child you are expected to invite them to the bday party.

We never did whole class parties.  10 or less...and preferably 8 is best.[/quote]

ITA -- and this is exactly what we're moving toward with DD this year. I'm tired of having to invite every kid in her class, even the ones she doesn't get along with, just for the sake of being inclusive. I'm tired of inviting the kids of our friends, close or merely local, just because of our friendship with their parents. It's a party for DD, so it should be about who she wants to celebrate with her. And I'm tired of having to track down more than half the RSVPs because parents think they're lives are too busy to respond  by the requested date, or deal with last-minute cancellations with no good reason. (For those who've read related posts over the years, you know what I'm talking about!) So this year we're streamlining: Less than half the kids invited than in previous years, limited to the kids DD is closest to, most of them with parents who, based on past experience, RSVP in a timely fashion. The end result? Less stress, less hassle and (for those of you who have read a related current thread), less thank you notes to write. A win-win all around.[/quote]

Ok, just don't pass out the invitations at school.[/quote]

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