Son not invited to friend’s birthday party (13)

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My son is part of a group of a dozen or so boys in our smallish community who went to the local primary school together and then moved to the secondary school. Much bigger as it takes in from all the villages etc.

It was one of the boy’s birthdays and, it turns out, he had a birthday party at what looks to be a kind of snooker, bowling type place. I only know because his mum just shared all the photos on Facebook.

all of the boys from the group were there. My son had not been invited.

The family live a few doors down and whilst as parents were not friends on our own, we are friendly because our boys are.

Most nights, all of them are playing online together. As they are right now!

I feel really angry and upset that my son didn’t even get an invite. I’ve not asked him about it because I don’t know what to say. Am I wrong to think this is a bit of a crap thing to do? He’s absolutely the only one not invited. I know all of them as they’ve grown up together. It feels really exclusionary.

my son and the birthday boy did have a really small falling out perhaps 8 or 9 months ago but it was all done and dusted in a day and was nothing major. O even spoke with his mum above it.

i feel so sad that my son wasn’t included. And honestly, annoyed. Who does that? I would understand if it was just 2 or 3 pals but it is absolutely all of them!!!

Well if you make your political views so apparent you can hardly blame people for having their principles too. She didnt push her views on her, you asked. I would have discouraged the whole connection so I think she has been very restrained. I never thought I would see the level of antisemitism rise to the extent it has in my lifetime. Even my son has been asked about his Jewishness and he's a dark haired Anglican with no Jewish ancestry at all. I can't imagine the fear of Jewish people right now with nowhere being truly safe.

My Jewish friends wouldn't put up Israëlian flags in their garden because they do not want to associate with the atrocities the Netanyahu gouvernment did

That reasoning might be a valid one but that assumes that flags were widely flown prior to the October 7 invasion

Given the antisemitism displayed towards Jewish people even before the October 7th invasion, I think you wouldn’t see an Israeli flag because then that would have just painted a target on their back

Lest you forget that the last time Jewish people were open about their heritage, it was for a lot of Jews a death sentence. It was neighbours and friends who pointed them out for transport to a concentration camp so the idea of flying their flag to identify themselves to potential enemies. Doesn’t bare thinking about

My Jewish friends wouldn't put up Israëlian flags in their garden because they do not want to associate with the atrocities the Netanyahu gouvernment did

How fortunate for you that your “Jewish Friends” are the Right Kind Of Jews… 🙄

@Sequinsoneverythingplease it’s embarrassing you had to quote that in it’s entirety.

I lived near Stamford Hill come again?