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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Paige Freshwater

Mum rages after being asked to pay £16 for sons to attend child's birthday party

Nobody wants their child to miss out on a good time - but sometimes they have to put their foot down out of principle. One mum has been left outraged after being asked to pay for her children to attend a classmate's birthday party.

In two minds about attending the party, the mum has taken to Mumsnet to ask whether she is overacting about the situation. She said: "My sons, aged one and two, have been invited to a birthday party in a couple of weeks' time. It consists of soft play, lunch and handling small animals. I was looking forward to it as although my boys are young, they love soft play and all animals."

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