by It is my (child) party, and I will cry if I want.
The things that parents will do – or not – for their children. A mother who organized a birthday party for her youngest child did not give any food for two partygoers because their parents refused to RSVP on time.
Now she wonders if she has taken things a bit too far.
Posting anonymously on Mumnet, a parenting forum site established in the UK, the mother explained her situation before he asked other parents if she was reasonable or not.
She explained that she organized a bounce castle birthday party for her 8-year-old, and she sent invitations three weeks in advance to around 40 children and asked for a comment a week before the date of the party.
The mother emphasized that after a while they were not asked as quickly as possible, they asked to respond as quickly as possible because of food allergies in the family, because she “did individual lunch boxes for each child and would like to make sure they had the perfect party lunch box,” she wrote.
“I also set up the invitations that once I had an RSVP, I would offer food options for their party food box – this was placed on both invitations: no RSVP = no food,” she wrote on the parental site.
A total of 32 children were expected to be present. “I had now confirmed 18 from school + 6 brothers and sisters and 8 family [members]. Happy Days, “she explained.
Of course there were still a few parents who deposited their children at the party – even though they did not recognize the RSVP Deadline on time.
Given how firm this mother was with her party food rules, those two unexpected children did not receive any lunch boxes.
That was not going well with the parents of the hungry children, because they could not believe that the mother had no extra food.
“It was not a buffet, it was tailor -made boxes because of allergies. I don’t put my niece in danger. It also cost me less than a buffet that does the boxes for everyone, and much less waste, ‘the party mother raged online.
Fortunately for this mother, many commentators validated her feelings by agreeing how she dealt with things.
“Yanbu (you are not unreasonable). Warning was given of invitations, they showed up so they must have read it because they knew when and where to come, “wrote a person.
“The thing with spare parts [lunchboxes] Is how much you do? Some children can also fall due to illness, change in circumstances on the day and they are wasted. You succeeded and made it clear that there would be no food for them without RSVP … You were not unreasonable, “another commentator Chimde inside.
“Yanbu (you are not unreasonable). Perhaps it will cause them to be twice as rude in the future. If their children were upset, it is completely due to them, “someone said.
However, many other commentators found that the children should not suffer because of the carelessness of their parents.
“I would have done a few extra because you have punished the children for their parents’ thoughtlessness,” wrote a person.
“Good for you, but I had taken a little extra food. The parents deserve it, but the children don’t, “someone else said.
“I don’t think you are unreasonable, but I would certainly have made a few extras. I understand why you didn’t do that! “A commentator offered.” It is just a part of my culture to make over hangover. However, I do what someone else has suggested above and try to get a number of pre-packaged things that we would ultimately endure, only so that it feels less wasting. “
