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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (73245)	8/25/2003 3:41:11 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Dear Miss Manners: I am a teenage girl and I am about to send out invitations to my birthday slumber party. Within my group of friends, there are a couple of people I am not close with and who have not invited me to their parties. I see no reason why I should invite them, when they did not invite me, even though I am inviting a lot of people. Should I just invite them anyway, considering they might find out about my party, or is it okay to not invite them? I am fairly baffled -- please help! You were doubtless brought up on the kindly principle of not letting anyone feel left out. "You wouldn't want to hurt anyone's feelings," you were told when you first learned to draw up a guest list and were relishing the idea of the enemies and losers you hoped to exclude. Miss Manners is gratified that you have retained the desire to avoid hurting feelings, but she can offer you some relief. You don't have to spend the rest of your life entertaining everyone you know. The hurtful part is inviting almost an entire category of people -- for example, everyone in your first-grade class, or all the children on your block -- except for one or two. Within general circles of friends, and presuming you reciprocate the invitations you accept, you are free to pick and choose. washingtonpost.com