Planning a child's party is no mean feat, and can often be more intricate than preparing an event for adults.
Birthdays come with expense, especially if your child has a large circle of friends. Once you've factored in food, too, it all adds up. One mum said she threw a party for her son which included an activity, as well as taking the group for pizza.
One child, she said, could only make the pizza part of the event. He came with no present, and a homemade card. He and the other children who attended were all given party bags, Edinburgh Live reports.
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The woman said she felt it was "a little rude" to come without a present, but that she wouldn't usually have noticed, only that there were only five kids invited. She added that kids "have enough c**p and don't need more."
Writing on Mumsnet, she said her son went to this child's party which was an "activity with no food". She said: "At the end there were 'no party bags left' when it came to [my son]. He’s quite shy and not terribly pushy so would have waited until the end. He obviously gave a present. Am I being unreasonable to find this pretty cheeky?"
The woman added that the family is "well off", which she thought she should mention this in case some people suggest they may not be able to afford a present or a party bag. She continued: "Happy to be told that I’m being petty and annoying and should mentally shut up about it."
The post caused fellow Mumsnet users to split over their opinions about the party situation with most of them saying that the party bag seemed the most concerning point, rather than the mum's son not receiving a present.
One user commented: "Does sound a bit off. I always made up enough bags and then a couple of spares in case errant siblings turned up." To which the original poster replied: "Same - I always have spares in case that happens or I am cr** at counting."
She also added: "Agree with the other poster who calls me petty - I kind of know it and am only inwardly mildly seething - but I take extra bags as I’d hate for a kid to be left out if I was the host so I kind of expect other parents to do the same! (And [my son] was invited, not an extra)", admitting she knew she was being a bit 'petty'.
Another mum replied: "Not the kid’s fault but that’s really awful. Isn’t standard party bag planning to prepare more bags than invitees, just in case? Sounds like they over invited and assumed there’d be some drop-outs. A third said: "What probably happened was that a sibling took one or was given one by their brother/sister, not realising that there wouldn’t be enough for siblings."
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