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Paige Freshwater

Mum praised after prompting fellow parents to walk out of child's birthday party

A stressed-out mum caused a walk out at a three-year-old's birthday party after her daughter was forced to partake in four separate photoshoots for Instagram. The mother-daughter duo were invited to a nursery classmate's birthday party at an indoor playground - and expected the day to involve soft play and snacks.

But when they arrived, the mum quickly realised the party was being used as an Instagram opportunity by the birthday boy's mum, as she organised four photoshoots in less than two hours, leaving the children with about 30 minutes to play in total. Venting to Reddit, the mum said: "We had to follow the itinerary we didn't realise we had. The kids had two group rides, which always came with a photoshoot before each ride.

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