Ok here we go again.. it just seems odd to me. Tomorrow there is a joint birthday party for 2 of DD's closest school friends. DD says she doesn't want to go. She doesn't want to miss her swimming lesson. I told her it's ok, that swimming is every week, she can miss it once, and I even offered to take her swimming on Saturday to make up for missing her lesson. But she insists that rather than go to the party with her entire class (and 2 friends - if it was a child she wasn't friends with I wouldn't question it), she wants to go to swimming lessons.
I also explained that if she doesn't go to people's parties she can't expect them to go to hers. To which she said she didn't want a party next year.
She has never liked games like pass the parcel or musical statues. I guess I have to just let her choose what she wants to do, though it seems awfully young to be missing out on social events.
Is this ok? I know when she was 3 and 4 she didn't like party games, but it seems like she should like them by now? or not? Can you still have friends if you don't go to their birthday parties?
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DD doesn't want to go to friend's birthday party
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marykat2004 · 06/01/2011 20:59
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