The young boy left the classroom in tears after asserting that he was the only youngster in the group who had not received an invitation to the birthday party.
Especially when we are younger, we all have the desire to be included in the guest list of every popular party.
Perhaps as adults we have a greater appreciation for a quiet night in front of the television than we did when we were younger.
But, if a child is in school and they are not asked to a party, it may be fairly disappointing for both the child and their parents.
After learning that he was the only child in his class who had not been invited to a classmate’s birthday party, an upset mother posted on a parenting forum on Reddit to explain how her son, who was eight years old at the time, had come home crying after discovering that he had been excluded from the celebration.
The unidentified mother of the child stated that her “third grader” was not allowed to attend the party in the description that accompanied the post.
She went on to explain that: “Yesterday, my son, who is eight years old, came home upset because another kid named M had sent out birthday party invites to everyone of his classmates except for him.”
“The incident took place in his classroom, which has a total enrollment of 18 kids.
“When my son questioned M why he didn’t get an invitation, M supposedly replied with a wide sneer, ‘I guess you didn’t make the list,'” my son told me later.
“When my son and M are alone together, they get along just fine. However, when M is around his other pals, it seems that M can be a little bit harsh to my son.
“I have no problem with M not inviting my kid; after all, it’s his party, and he can invite anybody he wants,” I told her.
“But, I find M’s decision to purposely exclude my son, and only my son, in front of the rest of my son’s classmates at school to be unduly cruel.
“My son already has a hard time fitting in with the other kids and finding friends to sit with and play with during lunch and recess,” I said.
The mother continued on to explain how her son’s unique interests, which include horses and steam engines, make him a bit of an outcast, and she expressed her concern that further children may not accept him because of M.
The Reddit user continued by saying that she was considering approaching her son’s teacher to discuss the invitation, or lack thereof, as well as the policy that is in place at the school.
An update provided by the mother reveals that she did, in fact, discuss the matter with the school; specifically, she stated, “I contacted my son’s teacher about her invitation policy.”
“She stated that she witnessed M handing out invitations, but she was unaware that he was excluding my kid.
We were able to inform the principle of the problem because she was present, and she responded by stating that she would institute a new official school policy that prohibits sending invitations to school unless the entire class is invited.
She concluded the message by stating that her son has not mentioned the party since he returned home from school in rivers of tears and that she is preparing enjoyable activities for them to do over the coming weekend. She also said that she is planned to go to the movies with them this weekend.
Following the dissemination of her worries, the article has been flooded with hundreds of comments from individuals offering their perspectives on the predicament.
One commenter stated, “Dude, if I found out my little s**t kid rejected someone from his party, I would cancel the whole damn thing.”
Someone else chimed in and added, “If he’s cruel to your kid, I don’t believe you would want him to go to his birthday party anyhow,” which was something that was expressed by a second person.
Yet another voiced the opinion that “it’s likely that the parents did, in fact, make invites for every child in the class—just it’s that their son decided not to give your son his invitation.” So, it is probably advisable to inquire about the matter before criticising the parents.