I am a fairly drama-free person, if I start to sense too much complication and drama around me I'll probably just subtly disappear. So far my son had been very lucky in kindergarten with his friends and I had been blessed with non-intrusive and friendly moms.My kid had his birthday party in September, it was simple, with a few friends at home. He loved it and to my knowledge the other kids loved it too. Last week, he got invited for a little girl's birthday party, that's cool! We said we were going and I knew one of his good friend's birthday was also coming up so I kept my finger crossed to hope it wasn't the same time.Then, the little girl's mom started to get A LOT of cancels for her birthday they had previous plans. She told me at drop off's that she was very surprised and sad at how many people have been saying no. Now, the mom group that I hang out with has been telling me they can't make it for those crazy reasons (doctor appointment on Saturday, getaway for the weekend, visiting family, etc) they each had an excuse that they have been telling me over the past week.Then today, one of the kids goes to my son's good friend and says "I can't wait to go to your birthday this weekend!!!!" I am pretty sure I gasped out loud because the moms all went very uncomfortable. It's fine not to invite a kid. I get it, you can't invite everyone, or you don't want to, or blah blah blah reasons, I'll never hold a grudge for that BUT making up lies as a team to cover up that everyone else is going to the little boy's birthday party, no.A mom called me after to tell me that the little boy's birthday is at this awesome place and that they are paying for everything, so everyone wants to go there. She apparently (OPENLY) talked about the reason why we weren't invited and implored other moms not to say anything and to cover up instead. Apparently she didn't feel like paying the 25$ fee for my son when we had a home party that didn't cost as much actually costed more per child.Why all the drama? Just don't mention anything, eventually either my kid or I would have figured it out. I can get over the fact that we weren't invited but all the drama and lies that went around just completely turned me off.On the bright side, that little girl gets double the budget for her birthday gift! via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2eaBg42
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