Picture this: your 9-year-old daughter is part of a tight-knit group of 11 girls at her school. They have a book club, but your daughter can’t always attend due to her competitive dancing schedule. One day, she finds out she’s the only one not invited to a birthday party for one of the girls. What would you do? In this story, a mom tries to figure out if she was in the wrong for reaching out to the birthday girl’s mom and inadvertently causing drama. Let’s dive into the details and see if we can help her out. ️♀️
The Book Club

A Change in Schedule ⏰

Part-Time Member

The Uninvited Guest

A Swimming Party ♀️

The Missing Invitation

Texting Addy’s Mom

The Reason for Exclusion

The Spa Party Limit ♀️

Feeling Left Out

Sarah’s Mom Steps In

Taking a Stand ✊

The Party Fallout

Accusations of Ruining the Party

The Aftermath ️

The Case of the Missing Party Invite
So, our dance-loving daughter is the only girl not invited to Addy’s birthday party. After some encouragement, mom texts Addy’s mom to find out what’s going on. Turns out, there’s a spa service booked for the party with a 10-girl limit, so only full-time book club members were invited. Mom tells her daughter it’s a life lesson and moves on. But when Sarah’s mom finds out, she decides her daughter won’t attend the party either, as she feels it’s wrong to exclude just one girl. Soon, Addy’s mom accuses our protagonist of ruining the party when four girls end up not attending. Did our concerned mom cause unnecessary drama, or was she just looking out for her daughter? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…
Polite NTA comment suggests party etiquette tips

Mom defends not inviting girl, but NTA commenters disagree

Inclusivity is key Don’t be cruel to a child.

Inclusive wins! Excluding one girl is a dick move.

♀️ NTA for asking about the party, sending screenshot was reasonable.

Parent defends decision to share screenshot, teaches daughter valuable lesson.

Praise for Sarah’s mom’s class and inclusivity

Exclusion and gossip among little girls, but OP is NTA.

Defending NTA who didn’t exclude any kid from the party

Supportive comment appreciating OP’s reasonable actions ❤

Stand up people boycott party after mom excludes classmate

Being excluded from a party is not cool

Exclusion is hurtful. Good on the mom and other parents. NTA

Mom’s unfair party planning draws criticism from commenter.

NTA for teaching daughter a life lesson, slight AH move.
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Excluding one child from a party? NTA. Addy’s mom is TAH

OP defends herself against YTA comments, blames Sarah’s mom. NTA.
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Exclusion at a party: thought-provoking scenario

NTA comment defends a parent who boycotted an exclusionary party.

Calling out exclusionary behavior with a ♀️. NTA.

Heartwarming story of a mistaken invitation leading to a lifelong friendship ❤️

Mom clarifies her child wasn’t invited, gets boycotted. NTA

“Spa mom” gets called out, but OP is NTA

Excluding a child is not cool. Hope karma strikes back.

Mom’s spa day for 9-year-olds gets a hard pass

Setting the right party tone and avoiding exclusion

Mom unintentionally creates drama, should’ve planned special day for daughter

Other parents agreed with NTA and boycotted a controversial party.

Pushing for invitation can harm daughter’s school life. YTA.

NTA. Innocent intentions, unfortunate outcome. Avoid negativity and drama.

Parent shares inclusive rule for kids’ birthday parties

Other parents agreed with NTA’s decision to boycott party.

Mom defends party-throwing mom but criticizes her poor planning

Starting drama? YTA. Screenshots? Yikes. Party boycott? Ouch.

NTA mom didn’t invite only your daughter? That’s suspect.

Parent defends decision not to invite child, opts for trips instead.

Standing up against exclusion. NTA and a great lesson for kids

Inclusivity matters, even at a 9-year-old’s party

YTA for trying to force an invitation for your daughter

Good job handling the situation and explaining it to daughter

NTA calls out illogical party planning by irresponsible parents

User suggests better way to handle party invite mishap. ESH.

Mom excluded a girl from party and got defensive when called out, NTA

Not everyone needs to be invited ♀️ YTA though.

Respect the invite list, don’t ask to be included.
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Standing up for the excluded girl and calling out bad behavior.

NTA stands up for unpopular kids’ parties with

Parent criticized for causing drama in daughter’s party invite. YTA.
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Woman realizes her mistake after facing the consequences

Mom knew daughter would find out, NTA for calling her out

NTA stands against bullying and exclusion, other moms need to accept responsibility

Mom’s party invite snub leaves one girl out – NTA.

Don’t stir up drama, console your child and move on

Critic calls out double standard in comment section

Mom criticized for inviting uninvited daughter to party. YTA.

Mom criticized for stirring drama and punishing her daughter. YTA

Not wanting to include everyone doesn’t make you an a**hole

Defending the decision to not attend a controversial party

Mom criticized for trying to force daughter’s invitation to party. YTA.

Invites are earned. Unpopular opinion but birthday girl’s parents budgeted well.

Daughter not invited to party, but still attends book club occasionally.

Excluded girl’s experience resonates with commenter, still hurt years later

Excluding one child from a party is not okay #NTA

Curious commenter questions party limit, suspects exclusion of daughter.

Using a misunderstanding as a teachable moment. #ParentingWin
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Excluding one person in a group is never okay

Petty revenge is sometimes the way to go #NTA

Agreed, the exclusion was bound to be discovered eventually.

Dealing with rejection at a young age

Mom’s controversial text leads to speculation and drama
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NTA, the mom was a jerk for not inviting a girl. Good for the other moms for pulling their girls out. The child’s mom was also TA for blaming you.

Excluding one child from the class isn’t ok NTA wins!

NTA sympathizes with birthday girl, boycotts not her fault.

Standing up to Abby’s mom’s petty act. ✌️

Disapproving comment suggests alternative approach to prevent party drama.

ESH, commenter points out violations and warns against Sarah’s mom.

Mom’s entitlement leads to major party drama

Motherly advice: Don’t strong-arm a party host for an invite. Soft YTA ♀️

Mom’s controversial text leads to party boycott, NTA.

One child excluded from a small group. NTA for telling truth

Inclusive parties are hard, but excluding one hurts too

Excluding a child from a 9yo’s party? That’s cruel #NTA

YTA tried to invite daughter to uninvited party, no sympathy

ESH: Not the a**hole for checking invite, but YTA for drama.

Parent conflict leads to child’s punishment. ESH in this situation.

Not invited, not the a**hole? 9-year-old’s party drama

Excluding one girl from a party backfired. ESH for poor communication.
