Exclusive Party

For the whole week, kids and their parents from Sienna's class have been talking about a birthday on Sunday. I had another invite for her to go to a Saturday party which I kept from telling others because nobody mentioned about it. It's either written or just commonly acknowledged that if you invite kids to your birthday party, you'd better invite the whole class so that nobody gets excluded. Some parents are either ignorant (innocently) of the rule or they choose to ignore it. I think the invite I got for another birthday party at the end of the month is also an exclusive one.

So this morning, I brought Sienna to this exclusive club where only three from the class of 26 kids were picked to come. I heard from the father that Sienna was the kid that their son mentioned most often at home. This was not the first time I heard the similar comments about Sienna. I also got a few phone numbers with notes from the parents, "Please call for a play date." Each of these parents considered Sienna as their kids' friend. It led me to believe that our daughter is probably a quite popular girl among her peers.

I figured for her age, Sienna has a bit more consideration for others.
She has a bit more willingness to make compromise.
She has a bit more conscious about what she wants and how to get it. Not without personality, this morning, a kid called to talk to her before the party. She said to her on the phone, "I have to do my Chinese home work. I have to practice my piano. Or I cannot go to a party. I don't want to waste my time now."