My Daughter Is Having a Birthday Sleepover. One Mom Has Made a Totally Unreasonable Demand.

Care and Feeding July 16, 20261:00 PM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Antonio_Diaz/Getty Images Plus. Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My daughter, “Kimmy,” is going to be turning 9 next month and we are planning to have a sleepover party with five of her friends. The problem is that the mom of of Kimmy’s friends, “Bree,” has made an awkward request. Bree has a 6-year-old sister, “Molly.” Their mom has asked that I invite Molly as well because she’s feeling left out. I have nothing against Molly, but Kimmy doesn’t know her that well! Kimmy is scared of dogs, and Bree’s family has a Great Dane, so the girls always have playdates at our place. That’s to say nothing of the age gap. When I wa