Her Daughter Chose Not To Invite Her Step-Cousin To A Christmas Party, And Now Her Sister-In-Law Is Accusing Her Of Teaching Her Daughter To Be A Bully
For the last two years, this woman’s ten-year-old daughter, named Mia, has hosted a Christmas party with friends.
And honestly, the party has always worked out perfectly– specifically because it is held on the same evening that she holds an adult Christmas party with her friends.
So, everyone is occupied, and it is a great time– which is why she and Mia are making the same arrangement for this holiday season.
And this year, Mia’s party theme is something many little girls dream about. First, the tweens are going to have a pamper spa-like day.
Then, the girls will get to eat at a themed “dinner party.” And finally, they will finish off the evening with a movie night sleepover.
A couple of weeks ago, though, Mia asked her a question about the guest list that ended up causing a lot of drama. Apparently, her daughter asked if they had to invite Mia’s step-cousin, Georgia.
Now, Georgia is also ten years old and has known Mia ever since they were about three or four. And when they were young, they loved playing and hanging out together.
“But when they got older, not so much,” she revealed.
According to her, Georgia always wanted to play with Mia more than the other way around– mainly because Mia grew out of playing “active games” at a pretty young age.
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So, at family gatherings, there have even been a few times when Georgia actually had to be told to leave Mia alone– simply because Georgia would not accept that her daughter did not want to play.
So, after witnessing those instances, she decided to tell Mia that it was okay not to invite Georgia to the party, even though Georgia had been invited for the past two years while her brother and sister-in-law attended the adult party.
She did give Mia one rule in that regard, though. She told her daughter that she was not allowed to mention the party in front of Georgia. That way, Mia would not make her step-cousin feel bad.
Anyway, her daughter agreed, and she went on to send out invitations to her own adult party. After she invited both her brother and sister-in-law, though, she received a call from the couple.
Apparently, her sister-in-law called to confirm whether or not there would also be a “kids” party like last year.
“But I said there was never a kid’s party. It was Mia’s party, and yes, [my daughter] would be having some friends over,” she recalled.
She claims that her sister-in-law just did not get the hint, though, and went on to ask what time Georgia should go over to her house.
So, at that point, she was forced to spill the beans and tell her sister-in-law the truth about how she allowed Mia to make the guest list. Moreover, Mia chose to just invite some friends from school.
And if you could not have guessed, her sister-in-law was pissed. In fact, she got accused of allowing Mia to exclude her cousin, and she was asked how she could ever do such a thing.
Honestly, though, she pointed out how Mia and Georgia just are not really close anymore. Plus, she told her sister-in-law that she had no right to dictate who her daughter chose to invite to the party.
“I also said that since Georgia would never know about the party, I am obviously not intentionally hurting anyone,” she added.
Then, the conversation did end there, thankfully. But, the drama was still far from over– because just a few days later, she received another phone call.
And that day, her sister-in-law claimed that Georiga had found out about the party. Moreover, she was told that Mia was now obligated to invite Georgia.
Quite frankly, though, that really infuriated her– because she knew that the only person who could have possibly told Georgia about the party was either her brother or her sister-in-law.
So, she pointed that out, said she was not going to fall for their “poorly contrived way to force an invite,” and told her sister-in-law that Georgia still would not be receiving an invitation.
Still, this only fueled the fire. Her sister-in-law then became furious and claimed that she was actually teaching her daughter to be a bully– just like her!
On top of that, she was told that neither her sister-in-law nor her brother would be going to her adult party or the family Christmas party anymore because they did not want Georgia to spend time around “people who exclude her.”
Now, she honestly thought that her sister-in-law was just bluffing about the family Christmas celebration part, and she figured that her brother and sister-in-law would just get over it by then.
Recently, though, she learned from her mom that her brother is still trying to convince his wife to attend– because, apparently, she made Georgia “not feel like a part of the family.”
According to her, though, that accusation is utterly ridiculous.
“To me, this has nothing to do with whether Georgia is family. She is not Mia’s friend, and Mia does not want her there. End of story,” she vented.
With the family Christmas celebration now being threatened, though, the stakes have changed. So, her mom has actually urged her to consider relenting and letting Georgia go anyway.
After all, her mom apparently pointed out how Georgia would likely not enjoy the activities anyway and probably go home early.
At the same time, though, she does not want to ruin what Mia envisioned for the kid’s party just to pacify her sister-in-law.
So now, she has been left wondering if refusing to invite Georgia to her daughter’s party is the right decision or if it actually makes her a jerk.
At this age, is it normal for kids to recognize who they enjoy spending social time with and who they do not? Could forcing the girls together potentially make their own relationship worse or not? Do you believe Mia meant to hurt Georgia by not extending an invite? If you were in her shoes, would you force your daughter to invite their step-cousin or allow them to just spend time with their friends?
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