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[quote=Anonymous][quote]This. I will not play mommy politics or get involved with moms who want to relive adolescent drama through their kids. A birthday party is a celebration. Include everyone, ignore the drama, and give kids a chance to get to know new people. [/quote]

I'm sorry, I don't agree.  For the past four years, we have had a giant party where we invited DS's entire class.  We can't afford to do it in our townhouse, so it cost us almost $400 to rent a room at a rec center, get food, plates, etc.  It was great to invite everyone, but it was horribly stressful and expensive for me, and I'm not doing it any more.  This year, we are going to just invite 4 or 5 of DS's best friends (there will be some boys and some girls) to our home for a small party.  I'll certainly stress to him not to talk about it in front of children we were not able to invite because it may hurt their feelings.  But we are under no obligation to provide a party for every child in the class.  It isn't "adolescent drama," it is a reasonable limit on the size of the party.[/quote]

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