I think the point that you, and others, are missing is that there is one child in this scenario. One who has been messed about by the, frankly, selfish people in his life.
So, he didn’t want to go to dinner with people who are mainly strangers. He’s been displaying distress since his circumstances were changed by the adults around him. For TWO YEARS, so from he was 11 years old 😢.
And for some reason, he’s not only getting the blame for circumstances outwith his control, he’s also getting the blame for them forgetting completely about him when they were both at a “gathering” and the main focus is who was responsible for forgetting that he actually need to eat too!
Plus he seems to be getting the blame for not cooking beans on toast on Easter fucking Sunday, from a step parent who thinks he eats too much anyway and a parent who forgot he needed his dinner while drinking and playing football with children who aren’t his.
The only victim here is a child who has been let down by every adult in his life, while one of them is posting on an Internet forum about her “Prince” blaming her for them BOTH neglecting a wean.
He deserves better and the replies on here about a neglected child are truly shocking.
Plus, he is not a “kid” which is a baby goat,
He is a CHILD.