So I am really torn on this and I don’t know what I should do… so Reddit
This year a girl ( I will call him Emilia) joined my daughter’s school. We go to private school and the classrooms are very small.
Emilia has been an issue this school year. She is very disruptive in classes and we had an issue around Halloween of her stealing peoples food at lunch. My daughter was involved and she received an apology for that. Soon after we got a school email to remind the kids about personal boundaries and not touching people. I asked my daughter and it was due to Emilia kept hugging people…
This is 5th grade. My daughter is overall no the biggest fan on her.
I have interacted with Emilia before and I believe she is on the autistic spectrum ( no confirmation on that).
This leads to the main issue. Emilia sent out invites for her birthday and my daughter doesn’t wish to go. I think she is old enough to make that type of decision. The problem is I have talked to some other parent ( my daughters friends parents) and they are not going either. It is next Saturday
It seem to be that no one will be going to Emilia’s birthday. I am torn if I should make my daughter go or not. On one hand she is old enough to decide if she wants to go and the other hand it would be kind to Emilia if I made my daughter go. I know my daughters friends parents doesn’t wish to go at all so this would be forcing her to go
I don’t know.
edit: the card didn’t have an rsvp, and I I don’t have their number. ( I could try to get it for my he school or maybe run into them at pickup?)
Update:
I have decided I am going to respect my daughter no on this. she already explained why she doesn’t want to go and I will respect it
i am going to try to run into the parent at pickup today and tell her that we won’t be able to attend and wish them a happy early birthday