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Duppers

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59. Perhaps they live 400 miles away from any family
Thu Jun 24, 2021, 09:03 AM
Jun 2021

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.)

Poor little boy nt XanaDUer2 Jun 2021 #1
No RSVPs? EYESORE 9001 Jun 2021 #2
That is what I thought, except from a different perspective. Caliman73 Jun 2021 #66
I had that happen to me as well vercetti2021 Jun 2021 #3
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
I could be wrong but I feel like it's an attempt to get gifts from strangers JI7 Jun 2021 #7
Yeah I agree vercetti2021 Jun 2021 #16
I support that thought. LiberalFighter Jun 2021 #47
Mom's learning from experience like the rest of us. summer_in_TX Jun 2021 #41
This has happened before but I'm starting to wonder if they are hoping JI7 Jun 2021 #6
Yes BeerBarrelPolka Jun 2021 #11
The full article states she refused gifts. gldstwmn Jun 2021 #35
And why, oh why, would dearest Mom MerryHolidays Jun 2021 #8
You beat me to it! 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2021 #12
It could have been worse...there could have been a creepy clown booked nt Shermann Jun 2021 #9
Thanks for Murdoch's NY Post to push a false COVID narrative JohnSJ Jun 2021 #10
When you're talking kids that young, who shows up at the birthday party is more a reflection Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #13
Or even publicize it on TikTok to millions/billions of people! MerryHolidays Jun 2021 #15
She's probably mad that some of the other parents said they'd come and didn't Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #17
Fair enough...good perspective MerryHolidays Jun 2021 #18
To be SURE the whole thing could be a scam ... and it was irresponsible to broadcast Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #20
Did she mention anything about people saying they would come but didn't ? JI7 Jun 2021 #19
Nope, not in this story, but I'm speculating that's what it's really about Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #21
You sort of hit near my vibe on that issue. Blue_true Jun 2021 #34
This makes no sense to me. madaboutharry Jun 2021 #14
Call me cynical Blue Owl Jun 2021 #22
yeah. this smells rotten to me Takket Jun 2021 #28
Oh, it is 100% that obamanut2012 Jun 2021 #57
Thirty years ago I knew I had to call everyone invited and ask them point blank, even with RSVP catrose Jun 2021 #44
Something similar happened around where I live. Pre-Covid. It was real. shrike3 Jun 2021 #23
I hope this isn't real. smirkymonkey Jun 2021 #24
Cool story, stupid mom. dalton99a Jun 2021 #25
I was the kind of mom who.... Blue Dawn Jun 2021 #26
I was at a Bar Mitzvah where at least 40 people who never madaboutharry Jun 2021 #30
I totally agree with you, madaboutharry! Blue Dawn Jun 2021 #33
They didn't have enough food! madaboutharry Jun 2021 #36
It IS terrible! Blue Dawn Jun 2021 #40
My Daughter's itcfish Jun 2021 #70
That happens all the time. madaboutharry Jun 2021 #71
Yes. Me too. catrose Jun 2021 #45
Part of the reason people don't respond is they might have other plans JI7 Jun 2021 #51
Yeah, The Old RobinA Jun 2021 #64
well, posting on the internet about it will help Orangepeel Jun 2021 #27
For better or worse, the boy has learned one valuable lesson about his fellow humans. roamer65 Jun 2021 #29
About a month and a half ago I host an event at a park... RegularJam Jun 2021 #31
The NY Post? ruet Jun 2021 #32
Happened to me once: but having read the heartwarming responses here, I'm self-deleting. Hekate Jun 2021 #37
I'm sorry that happened to you. shrike3 Jun 2021 #62
I know right? GusBob Jun 2021 #75
/sighs... DU, this is a Tiktok trend, it isn't real Tarc Jun 2021 #38
With her as a mom he certainly faces some challenges, Xavier Breath Jun 2021 #73
Stupid mom Marrah_Goodman Jun 2021 #39
Seems reasonable. GoodRaisin Jun 2021 #43
Not everybody lives near family. Sibelius Fan Jun 2021 #49
Family can just be whoever the kid lives with JI7 Jun 2021 #50
Right. So if the family consists of the kid and his single mom, why bother Sibelius Fan Jun 2021 #54
Perhaps they live 400 miles away from any family Duppers Jun 2021 #59
This happened to my son at this age, in a nasty little town. raging moderate Jun 2021 #42
This is exactly the reason I never had parties for my kids Bettie Jun 2021 #60
As I posted above, something similar happened in a town near me. shrike3 Jun 2021 #61
I gonna retract my statement vercetti2021 Jun 2021 #46
When we lived in NJ, kids all went to each other's bday parties. Sibelius Fan Jun 2021 #48
cynical I suppose BGBD Jun 2021 #52
Happened to me too Polybius Jun 2021 #53
Apparently, she refused gifts, suggesting that they be given to Children's Hospitals Nexus2 Jun 2021 #55
I don't get this Captain Stern Jun 2021 #56
I hate social media. Boomerproud Jun 2021 #58
Kindergarten teacher here with insight on lots of 6 year old parties RayOfHope Jun 2021 #63
Agreed. Caliman73 Jun 2021 #68
Thanks for sharing. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #69
Tik-Tok attention grab ibegurpard Jun 2021 #65
This doesn't pass my smell test StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #67
Mishandled by the mom, who is now playing for sympathy FakeNoose Jun 2021 #72
This is about her disappointment, or sense of guilt. Bucky Jun 2021 #74
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