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ManGetALife · 02/02/2018 09:48

So I've just read in The Sun about the lady who charged her children's friends to attend their birthday party.

I think it's an outrage personally, if I choose to have a lavish party for MY children it's ME who pays, I wouldn't dream of charging the parents.

Who has thoughts on this matter. I'm not here to judge, just want a wider view of others.

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Dilligaf81 · 02/02/2018 09:50

Yep that cf behaviour. You want the kudos of having an amazing party but then expect others to fund it. No fucking way.
Ds was invited to a paintball in party with a note to bring £10 for extra pelletsHmm. If it was just a mum asking if they fancied paintball in then fine but to invite someone to an event expect a card and present then paying for the event has cheeky fucker

ManGetALife · 02/02/2018 09:52

@Dilligaf81 I'm not up with letter lingo lol, what's CF mean please?

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barefoofdoctor · 02/02/2018 09:58

Cheeky Fucker. To be fair if nobody attended then these chancers would soon stop asking people to pay for their childrens' parties. Its the enablers fault as much as the CF.

RLOU88 · 02/02/2018 13:22

are you talking about the lady with the two special needs children ? Who is doing an event in a hired venue and accepted an offer of partners to pay half in leiu of a present (that her children won’t be able to play with)?

ManGetALife · 02/02/2018 13:26

@RLOU88

Seems it is that lady but the article I read this morning unfortunately didn't state her children had special needs. But I still don't agree with it.

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LostThePhone · 02/02/2018 13:38

You think that's bad. I have twins. The first school thy were t the head parent of the class decided that instead of small gifts every child that attended each party would give £5 so the parents of birthday child could buy a bigger present.
We never went to these parties but I remember one where some kids, all who had their birthday in the 3 months previous and one month after were to be holding a joint party (9 kids).
As we has twins we would have been expected to shell out £90 to go... No thanks. Fucking batshit. Grin
What amazed me is that some parents actually went along with this madness.

DC now go to a different school.

LostThePhone · 02/02/2018 13:41

Sorry missed a few letters out but sure you get what it says.

EggsonHeads · 02/02/2018 13:43

Terrible manners. Guests don't pay regardless of the situation. I would probably still take my children because I wouldn't want the child to miss out because their parents don't know how to behave.

HollyBayTree · 02/02/2018 13:53

That was a thread here wasn't it?
Its hit the MSM and Phil'n'Holly too

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