Friend or Foe?

The Princess will be 8 years old on Thanksgiving this year. I wanted to book a party for her at Build a Bear, but I had a car accident and lots of other unexpected expenses. Her paternal grandmother called me and asked if she could give her a birthday party at the harness museum. (The Princess loves animals). The party involves a tour of the harness musuem, 3 games, 1 craft and a trip to the stables so they can see the horses from a balcony.

The Princess has a hard time in school. She is very shy and the other kids are cruel to her. They call her names and she spends recess alone. I've been to the school various times to ask for permission to be at the playground during recess and I was denied.

Her grandmother wanted to see if there were any kids she wanted to invite. The Princess stated she only wanted to invite one girl. Last Monday she went to school and told her "friend". The girl told her she wouldn't attend unless she could bring her other friend. (That other girl is mean to my daughter.) The next day she came home and told me the "friend" told her she would only attend if she could ride a white horse. The day after that The Princess came home and told me her "friend" had told her she couldn't attend her party because her mother was allergic to horses. I finally got fed up with the stories and told The Princess to not talk to her "friend" about the party anymore. That kids was making me sick with all her demands, complaints and storytelling.

Yesterday, The Princess came home and told me her "friend" told her she didn't like horses. She was excited though, her "friend" had given her an invitation to her party. The Princess is reciting the story of how her "friend" told her she hates horses and stops to gawk at the invitation. The inviation has a horse on the front. I look at her and ask, "Didn't this girl say that she hates horses?" Confused, I pick up the inviation. As I read the invitation outloud, I realize this girl booked a horseback riding party on the same day and time as my daughter's birthday party. Enclosed in the envelope are two papers: a medical statement form and an accident waiver!

Today The Princess came home and told me she told the girl her party was on the same day and some time as hers. The "friend" laughed and stated, "Everyone's coming to my party, anyway..." She's going to be 8?? What a mean-spirited child? I wonder if she's been watching Mean GirlsThe most shocking part is that she was supposed to be the only girl that The Princess called her friend. If she considers her a friend, I don't want to know what the enemies are like. I explained that the girl was envious and mean and was not her real friend. Ladies...I'll be cutting back on the blogging. I need to make some appearances in the classroom. I need to bring the equilibrium back in that piranha tank.

Boy, I'm glad I'm not going to meet the mother of that child. I can just imagine the tree that poisoned apple fell from...