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AIBU?

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To be upset even though he isn't?

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JamaicanMeCrazy · 01/11/2014 14:49

It's my son's 7th birthday today. He has Aspergers and doesn't deal well with lots of people so we planned a small party with a few close friends (6 children of neighbours that he plays with a lot and his best friend from school who he has known since he was a baby). Nobody has shown up Sad

This isn't the first time this has happened, his 5th birthday we invited a few kids from school and he spent the entire afternoon sat at the window waiting for his friends to arrive Sad

I feel awful for him, but he doesn't seem to mind, he is happily playing with dh and his new scalectric set.

All the people we invited rsvped that they would come, but none of them are home (I have been over to their houses and knocked and spoken to best friends mum who says he is too tired to come Hmm)

I know it's silly and he is happy but I feel like my boy deserves better and I'm sad for him that his birthday party has gone to pot AGAIN.

To top it off exh (my dcs dad) hasn't so much as texted to wish him a happy birthday. He is supposed to take him out for the day without his sisters tomorrow and hasn't made any arrangements for this. Ds hasn't noticed (probably because exh is a knob and never bothers to call on their birthdays) but it's still just shit isn't it?

Aibu? I know that he doesn't care, but I feel sad on his behalf Confused

OP posts:
Eminado · 03/11/2014 20:34

Thank goodness your ex is an ex because wow - he is something else.

MissDuke · 03/11/2014 21:19

Ah thanks for explaining op, that makes more sense that it was 2 parents rather than 6 - I just couldn't comprehend all 6 being so ridiculously rude!!! They are stupid, crap people and I hope you aren't too upset now.

(Hope I didn't offend you suggesting you could have annoyed them).

juliascurr · 04/11/2014 13:42

next time, just invite local m-netters - a better class of guest altogether
Smile

grannymcphee · 04/11/2014 18:31

Just email parents and ask if their child was ill on the day, as they didn't show up to party, and you didn't get email to explain. If not ill, then tell parents not to expect invitation next year as " It won't happen. Thank you very much!"

BaffledSomeMore · 04/11/2014 21:35

Nothing like rtft eh granny?

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