My little one was invited to a birthday party. It's for her best friend from her old preschool group…

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My little one was invited to a birthday party. It's for her best friend from her old preschool group. We don't see each other outside of school, so she really misses her. On one hand, it's great that the friend remembers her, but on the other hand... First, we'll have to go through the breakup again. She had just calmed down, started getting used to new people, and for the first little while, she waited for her friend every day. I must have told her 200 times that her friend went to a different preschool and waiting was pointless. Second, the time and place aren't very convenient for me. Traveling far at 9 AM, and we don't have a car, so it would mean taking a taxi. I checked the bus routes, and it involves three transfers, which would be exhausting, and taxis are expensive. Plus, we need a gift, and another taxi ride back. On top of that, we have a paid swimming class that day. If she misses it without a doctor's note, the session is just lost... Long story short, I don't know, I feel like I just shouldn't go. I'll write something like 'Sorry, we can't make it,' and I won't even tell my daughter she was invited. They won't see each other again anyway... Is this a really bad thing to do?
Всё, я ушла на темную сторону🤣 Всё про садик. Поговорила с воспитателем. Синквейны обязательны, это…
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sofia namgaladze
That wasn't a great move...
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Kristina
Well, you're choosing your own comfort… decide for yourself, sometimes that's exactly what's needed
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Agapova Inna
Yeah, not the best move.
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Marina
Why wouldn't they talk and see each other more if they're such good friends? Did they move far away? If they live in the same place and just go to different kindergartens, I don't see a reason why the kids wouldn't talk, like at the playground.
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Marina
Marina On the contrary, when they are transitioning somewhere, I always tell them that just because you're in different groups or schools now, it doesn't mean you can't stay in touch.
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Marina
Marina In my opinion, if you really don't want to go to the birthday party, then just arrange to meet up with them instead.
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Abramova Yuliya
If I wasn't comfortable going, we didn't go. I didn't hide from my son that he was invited, I just told him, 'This is the situation... we won't be able to make it.'
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lyudmila Anisimova
Normal
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Katerina
Marina I don't talk to their parents, so I can't arrange a meeting 🤷 They live in the next housing complex, but I'm not going to stake them out at their house. My little one is okay with waiting around though 🤣
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Katerina
Abramova Yuliya If I tell her, she'll literally run to her friend's place at 6 AM... She misses her a lot...
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Katerina
Kristina Honestly, I have no idea... This meeting won't really change anything, right? We'll go to the birthday party, and that's it, I'll keep missing it...
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Katerina
Marina They don't go out on their own yet, and kids don't have phones. My daughter can't just go to her friend's place in the next housing complex across the street by herself, and her friend can't come over either. I wrote to her parents back in September when they kept bothering me every day with 'What if Veronichka comes over, what if we meet Veronichka?' But I understood that she works until 6 PM, then goes home, has no time to walk, and has plans for the weekend. The only way is to literally stake out their place around 6:30 PM when they walk from kindergarten in their complex to their building. But honestly, no, I'm not up for that 🤣🤣 She'll forget this friend in a year anyway 🤷
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Abramova Yuliya
Abramova Yuliya Then we should go, I guess. Out of the whole situation, it's not okay for me, I wouldn't say that, but it's my opinion, I just couldn't do it myself. My son would be offended if he found out he was invited, but not only did I not take him, I didn't even tell him.
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Alenka Karpova
Say you can't organize the logistics. We often pick up each other's kids ourselves
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Churkina (Belous) Diana
Since the baby isn't aware, everything is very rational
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Alenka Karpova
Alenka Karpova Especially since they live in the same apartment complex
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Katerina
Abramova Yuliya Mine would be offended too if she found out... But yeah, by Murphy's Law, we could run into each other at the clinic or anywhere else since it's the same district, and that would be awkward... Ugh, I guess I'll have to go.
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Abramova Yuliya
Abramova Yuliya Go for an hour, then say you have to run to a club and get ready. That way, your daughter has fun and you're a good mom to her too 😂
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Tatyana
So they didn't talk before the birthday, is that right?
When your daughter's friend moved to another kindergarten.
Then why go to the birthday at all if the kids stopped talking.

Write that you can't make it due to certain circumstances.
And explain everything to your daughter as it is.
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Alla Sorokovaya
We're in a similar situation. I thought about what to do, and the most logical option was to decline the invitation and not tell the child anything. In the end, I decided we'd go after all.
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