This dad has one great son
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A little sad, but at the same time I feel like it’s a beginning of a lifetime friendship
One true friend is worth more than a half-hearted crowd
This reminds me of a party I had but no one showed up and instead of being a kid I was 17 and it was my graduation party. I’m so glad I don’t have to deal with this kind of stuff ever again.
I had a similar circumstance with my boy last month. It both warms my heart and makes one sad.
Thats a mix of happy and sad. But cute too.
Can we normalize not inviting the whole class to birthday parties before I have kids….. Thanks
this made me smile and cry at the same time. thank you for being just as nice and actually taking him to the party.
Assholes cannot teach kids not to be assholes.
you won in life as a dad
In my childhood community, it was the done thing to invite everyone in your class. Except I never got an invite apart from 1 person, and even then she never spoke to me at the party.
Most I ever had round is 7 or 8 other friends, but I never got invited back to their parties or houses.
It was more in high school (aged 12) that I met my friend of now 19 years, and reconnected a year later with someone from high school that I was friends with for like a week, but we still see each other every day.
It used to get me down that I only have 2 friends. It is all about the quality, not the quantity, but there are certain aspects of oneself that surface with different people, and everyone has different interests; there’s things I’ve had to do by myself, or have never done before simply because they don’t want to.
(Never had a girlfriend, so that doesn’t count)
That is heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time.
Imagine how much better the world would be if every parent raised their kids like this. Respect to this dad!
Or this son’s got one great dad.
you have such a great kid.
Parents these days to their kids: Take this phone, don’t bother me!!
while a nice story. do we really have to go back 6 years to find something to smile about?
This is great.
It’s truly wonderful to hear stories like this. Kindness and empathy are such powerful traits, and it’s clear that the child is already embodying those values. It speaks volumes about both parenting and the son’s character that he’s the one his classmate feels safe and comfortable with. The world could always use more of that kind of positivity! It’s moments like these that show how small acts of kindness can make a lasting impact on others.
In middle school happened the same thing. I was the only one at a birthday party. He was not so cool for the rest of the class but for me he was a nice guy.
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Kids can be cruel
Like pet behavior, badly behaved kids often come from bad parenting
That’s wonderful. We don’t need hundreds of friends; we need one good friend.
W father and w son.
I was a kids only friend growing up for a while but it was because I was too nice. He was a terrible jerk.
Kids must be such dicks. Not a day goes by that I don’t read a post like this. Wow OP you must be so proud your robot son is such a good kid.
Well done to your son and well done to the birthday boy and his parents for doing it *his* way and not bowing to social pressure for a bigger party.
Well done kiddo.
Surround yourself with real friends — the ones who uplift you, challenge you, and stand by you. It’s a lesson many people spend their entire lives trying to master. True friendship is a rare treasure; cherish it, nurture it, and let it shape the person you aspire to become.
Will Done Kiddo!
Surround yourself with real friends — the ones who uplift you, challenge you, and stand by you. It’s a lesson many people spend their entire lives trying to master. True friendship is a rare treasure; cherish it, nurture it, and let it shape the person you aspire to become.
I so hope this the origin story of a lifelong friendship!
Genuine question: What’s a good parent response to this? Would you tell your kid, or praise them?
I’m not a parent and I also had shitty ones myself
Also remember people talk alot of shit for likes and attention, 50/50 chance this didnt happen.
Huge respect for this boy being a good honest friend.
What does it say about society when almost an entire classroom of 6 YEAR OLD CHILDREN are ganging up on and ostracizeing one kid?!
Jesus Christ.
Mad kiddos to the one other kid in class whose parents taught him how to act like a decent human being.
It isn’t, “don’t teach them to be assholes”. It’s “teach them to not be assholes”.
Implying we really do naturally just kinda suck.