Hi all,
OK so last year several families were invited to a local mini farm day out for my friends child's birthday. We went along & paid for ourselves as we wanted to make the effort for my friends child's sake, plus we all enjoyed the day out.
This year invites have gone out again but this time for a soft play type thing for child's birthday.
We are all expected to pay for ourselves & our own kids too.. Plus then the cost of presents etc.
It's not particularly expensive but more the principle of the situation. Friend is not hard up, far better off than we are actually.
I don't want to make a big deal of it but begrudge being expected to pay out for what is essentially not somewhere we would choose to go.
What are your thoughts?