Dad heartbroken after daughter, 8, is only child not invited to birthday party
A dad's heart has been shattered into a million pieces after learning his daughter is the only child excluded from a neighbour's birthday party.
He explained how his eight-year-old daughter spends hours playing with the other children, between aged six and 10, on their street after school and on weekends.
But it turns out she isn't as "liked" as she thought, as she was the only child in the street to not be invited to a party a neighbour was throwing for their two-year-old. Taking to Reddit, he said: "My daughter went outside Saturday after playing all morning with the kids, and no one was around.
"They were all at the neighbour's house except her. While everyone was at the party my daughter was saying that nobody wants to include her and that nobody likes her, which is wrong, but she was heartbroken at not being part of the birthday party.
"We have had issues before with the dad and don't speak to him. We do talk with the mum." He says his daughter had a "rough time at bedtime" because she couldn't stop thinking about all the fun the other children had without her.
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Not wanting to let it go, the dad decided to ask his neighbour why she wasn't invited, claiming 'inviting one more child wouldn't have hurt'. He added: "I had a difficult sleep thinking about how inconsiderate, and in my opinion, intentional the non-invitation was.
"My wife had messaged the mum asking why she hadn't been invited and we were told she forgot or some other bullshit. That evening the mother was sitting out with our next-door neighbour and when my daughter was saying her good nights she was a little upset.
"The mums asked what's wrong, so I said she is still upset about yesterday. She has had her little spirit crushed and felt like s***. After some deflection from the mum and no apology, she said it was a family party, which was true. She can do what she wants.
"Personally it's not ideal at our parties to have 25 eight-year-olds, but we do what we believe is right. When she said it was a family party, I said "yes, and that goes to character..."
While most users spared a thought for the upset girl, others claim the dad was wrong to confront his neighbour about it. One user said: "When the entire peer group is asked except one kid, that's a trash move. No, there is no entitlement, correct. But there is an expectation of community and decency that was not met."
Another user added: "You needed to take the hit with that one. You don’t get along with the dad. That’s the reason your family wasn’t invited (not her). That’s what you tell your daughter, and then you take her for a family fun time." A third user said: "Tell her the truth and let her know that you may not get invited to all events. Such is life and it's a big part of growing up."
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