A birthday invitation has split TikTok in two.
When it comes to children’s parties, no child wants to be left out of the fun.Â
But when Kristen Fox, a mother of 5-year-old twin girls, said she wouldn’t let one of her daughters attend a party where the other wasn’t invited, all social media hell broke loose.
“Either they both go to the party or [neither is] going to the party,” Fox, a content creator from Los Angeles, said in a post — inadvertently sparking a digital firestorm.
“I literally can’t think of the pain it’s going to cause the girl who wasn’t invited,” she drawled.
Cybercritics, however, strongly disagreed with Fox’s two-or-none position.
“Twins here… PLEASE don’t take away the opportunity for one child to attend pc the other was not invited. That’s life, – one commenter argued. Â
“It’s NOT an all or nothing situation,” barked another. “You have to let them be their own person too.”
Amid the chaos, some supporters sided with Fox, saying she had the right to protect her daughter’s feelings.
But the callous objectors refused to budge.
“It’s not about your girls, it’s about the birthday girl,” wrote one unsympathetic cynic. “Be careful at 18 when someone asks you on a date.”
However, perhaps Fox is more concerned about one of her children who feels friendless.Â
Gen Alpha toddlers, children under the age of 14, are struggling to make playmates amid the loneliness epidemic, according to a September report from CS Mott Children’s Hospital at the University of Michigan.
“Friendships can play an important role in children’s overall health and development, emotional well-being, self-esteem and social skills,” Mott Poll co-director Sarah Clark said in a statement. “Supporting children to make friends is a balance of guidance, encouragement and giving them space to navigate social situations independently.”
And previous research has warned that those who face loneliness are more likely to develop psychosis later in life – especially women.
Potential for long-term trauma aside, Fox shared a follow-up post, revealing that RSVPing “No” unless both twins could leave was the best move for her daughters.
“Mother knows best,” she said smugly after asking her daughters if they would like to attend a party without their sister.
The pair, individually, said they would rather spend time with each other.
“You heard it straight from the horse’s mouth,” their mother said in the caption of the video.
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