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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]It's one thing if it's a party with a space limitation (small house, bounce house, etc.) but a public park? [/quote]

Hmm, well I think it depends on a number of things.  We have my son's birthday party at a public park every year, and invite all 20 kids from his daycare class because we want to be inclusive.  The kids are still too young to have a drop off party, IMO, and so we wind up having to buy food, drinks, paper goods, and cake for all 20 kids and their parents (many bring both parents, and some bring a sibling).  This gets to be quite expensive.  Would we ever invite only 18 out of the 20 kids?  No, of course not!  But I have definitely thought of inviting only 5 or so to the next party, because last year cost me $350, which to me, is a lot to expend on a third birthday party at a park.[/quote]

I hear you PP. And I think there are times when carving out a handful of children for an invite is ok. But in this case, it was this child's entire class and soccer team that were invited as far as I could tell, and my son is part of both those subgroups. And we were with the soccer team on the day of. All I can say is that it was very awkward.  Nonetheless, our boys continue to be friends and playmates at school, and that's great. It's the parents I avoid. Yes, this is petty and probably makes me feel better to write, but they are a bit strange...the wife is constantly cornering me wanting to talk and suggesting events we should plan at school and the dad, I'm willing to bet, is closeted gay. Anyway, the exclusion was purposeful and not about buying an extra piece of cake and juicebox. It is what it is, and there is frankly nothing this family can tell me at this point that will undo the negative impression I have of them. So in some respects it's nice to have a reason to stop trying to befriend them. [/quote]

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