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In reply to the discussion: Mom heartbroken after 22 no-shows at son's 6th birthday party [View all]Duppers
(28,094 posts)59. Perhaps they live 400 miles away from any family
Like my son?
That poor kid & poor mom; I really feel for them.
For us it was extremely difficult because my son was an obnoxious ADHD child and my hubby wouldn't allow Ritalin until our son was in 3rd grade. It made all the difference in the world (prescribed by Dr./Gov. Ralph Northam, btw).
And note, there's hope for this kid. Just because you're a loner or an obnoxious little kid doesn't mean you'll grow up w/o friends.
(My son's had at least 40 guests at his PhD graduation party. How many of us have that many friends? ....My mother did but not me...I don't attend church or the neighborhood RW social gatherings.)
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Why oh why oh why didn't she set it up as an RSVP? Especially in the era of Covid?
Arazi
Jun 2021
#4
Exactly, and since this is coming from Murdoch's NYPost, this is a false narrative to push
JohnSJ
Jun 2021
#5
When you're talking kids that young, who shows up at the birthday party is more a reflection
Hugh_Lebowski
Jun 2021
#13
She's probably mad that some of the other parents said they'd come and didn't
Hugh_Lebowski
Jun 2021
#17
To be SURE the whole thing could be a scam ... and it was irresponsible to broadcast
Hugh_Lebowski
Jun 2021
#20
Nope, not in this story, but I'm speculating that's what it's really about
Hugh_Lebowski
Jun 2021
#21
Thirty years ago I knew I had to call everyone invited and ask them point blank, even with RSVP
catrose
Jun 2021
#44
For better or worse, the boy has learned one valuable lesson about his fellow humans.
roamer65
Jun 2021
#29
Happened to me once: but having read the heartwarming responses here, I'm self-deleting.
Hekate
Jun 2021
#37
Right. So if the family consists of the kid and his single mom, why bother
Sibelius Fan
Jun 2021
#54