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Paige Freshwater

'I sparked a mass walk out at child's birthday party - it was getting out of hand'

A mum has been praised for sparking a mass walk out at a three-year-old's birthday party at an indoor playground. She explained how her daughter was invited to a classmate's birthday bash, expecting the day to involve soft play and sugary snacks.

But it turns out the birthday boy's mum was more interested in staging 'memories' for Instagram rather than actually making them. Soon after walking through the doors, the mum quickly realised the party was being used as a stepping stone for the birthday boy's mum to boost her standing on social media.

Wanting to make sure she had enough content to share on Instagram, she made the children sit through four photoshoots in less than two hours, leaving them 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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