Mum outraged as daughter gets asked to change outfit at friend's birthday party
Give most young children half the chance, and they will dress up in costumes. Whether it's princesses, superheroes, pirates, or their favourite TV characters - the majority of four-year-olds love the idea of fancy dress.
As such, a huge number of parents decide to throw costume birthday parties, giving all the children the chance to wear their special outfits. Just recently, one mum received an invitation for her daughter to attend a friend's princess-themed birthday party - but it didn't have a fairytale ending.
The woman's little girl is named Aurora - and ever since she realised that she shared a name with a Disney character, Princess Aurora has been her favourite. With that in mind, she wanted to wear her Aurora costume to the party.
"When we got to the party, the birthday girl came to greet my daughter, and she was also dressed as Princess Aurora," she revealed on Reddit. "I didn't know what her costume was going to be prior to the party.
"I got worried for a second, but the birthday girl was actually really excited. She said that they looked like twins. It was adorable. They ran off to play and I forgot about the costumes for a while."
Mansion snapped up in three days despite being on fire in property listing
Ten minutes later, and the birthday girl's mum approached and asked if she had brought along any spare clothes for Aurora. "The mother explained that she'd hired a photographer to walk around taking pictures of the kids, and was also planning on getting a group photo near the end of the party. She didn't want anyone wearing the same costume as her daughter in these pictures. She also thought her daughter might get jealous, since my kid gets to share her name with their favourite princess.
"Now, if the birthday girl was the one who had a problem, I might've considered changing Aurora into her spare clothes," the mum explained. "But no, she was genuinely excited they were dressed the same. It also didn't feel fair to force my daughter to be the only one without a costume in a party full of children in princess dresses."
She refused to change her daughter and the photographs went ahead. A few weeks later, the two mums ran into each other again - and the issue was once again raised with the birthday girl's mum accusing her of 'ruining' the party, adding that she was 'disgusted' by her behaviour.
The original posted later returned to Reddit with an update on the situation, revealing that she had discovered that the mum had been lying to family and mutual friends, and saying that the woman had known the birthday girl would be dressing as Aurora 'for weeks'.
Having now shared her side of the story, the woman has received apologies from the birthday girl's dad and grandparents - but still nothing from the mum.
People were quick to share their thoughts in the comments section. "Her reaction was so selfish. Especially since her daughter was excited to have a 'twin' princess at her party," one person wrote. "I feel like if OP did change her into the other princess dress it would have made the birthday girl a little sad. People of any age love to see others wearing the same costume. It's just fun!"
A second said: "It seems obvious that if BG's mom had told OP, she would have told all the other parents as well. Otherwise, she ran the risk that some other child would have worn the costume. If she was going to tell one mom, she'd tell them all, or put it on the invitation. Big liar and entitled jerk, who'd rather throw fits than enjoy her daughter's party and pictures."
And a third added: "Oh my gosh this is ridiculous. Just read the original too. The only thing BGs mom should care about is if BG is happy. The literal children handled the situation better than her. Is it okay for her to have feelings that things didn’t go exactly as she planned in her head? Sure, whatever, but then get over them instead of throwing a tantrum. She sounds insufferable. Good for you for standing your ground."
Do you agree? Let us know what you think in the comments.
Read more similar news:
Comments:
comments powered by Disqus
