This afternoon (Tuesday), my daughter was given an invitation to a birthday ... on Friday. I know that other guests received classmates received their invitations awhile ago already. How would you take this? I have a bit of a history with the M. - a falling out, actually, but our daughters are now in the same class and are friends in school. My daughter wants to go and I have no problems in giving her the green light, but I'm feeling like this is more than an oversight, though, and maybe the M. really did not want to invite my daughter which is why she gave the invitation 3 days before the party. She's my daughter's school bus driver so it's not like she kept forgetting to give the invitation to her...
Thanks, all. I am letting her go to the party - that was a given and I never gave a thought to refusing the invitation at all. It was just weird that happened. Maybe she forgot, I'll try to give the M. the benefit of the doubt, but given that the other friends received their invitations 2 weeks ago, it's hard to think otherwise, given our history and current dynamic. My daughter is excited to go so I'm not going to squash that joy!
Well, your daughter was invited. It doesn't matter how close to the party, so don't worry about how to "take it". Tell your daughter to have fun!
Even if you are second round choice, let your daughter go.
They are friends.
The girl must have wanted your daughter to come. And your daughter wants to go. I'd let her go, and not mention you think her invitation may have been purposefully late or not in on the original list. Sometimes kids find a way to get over things and be friends well before the adults are ready. I also think it's OK if the kids are friends even if the Moms aren't going to be good friends.
Yeah well I wouldn't keep the your daughter from the party. But I'd have supervision whether you or her dad. Was not cool for the lady not to invite the girl when obvioiusly a bus load of girls will talk about it. She probably realized or someone did that the girl found out about the party. Let her go but please please have someone there to keep supervision and make sure the party goes ok for her. If you two have an issue it may be better to have someone else go in your steed.
I would just decide it was an accident, that she had given the invitation but it had somehow got lost. She noticed she had not heard from you and made it right.
I think you are overthinking it. I would just not think about it and if you daughter wants to go, let her go. My 7 yr old son wants a sleepover for his birthday and he is going to invite his 3 best buddies. BUT if one of them rsvp's that they cannot come I am going to tell him to go ahead and invite another person. So, if that happens this 4th boy will be getting an invitation later than the rest. Who he chooses is up to him...
Hmmm, my daughter just got invited to a Friday birthday party yesterday, and I never even gave it a thought that it could have been an oversight. I'm still not giving it a thought. We're invited... we have nothing to do... so we'll go. Some moms aren't very organized and this is how they operate. I would let your thoughts go. The only way to find out is to ask the M., and you aren't going to do that are you?
