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In reply to the discussion: Mom heartbroken after 22 no-shows at son's 6th birthday party [View all]LiberalFighter
(51,083 posts)47. I support that thought.
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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