Roll your eyes at the drama!

[MondayblueFridayyellow]

Some of the parents in our children's class have very kindly organised a surprise leaving party for the year 6 children.
The 'surprise' has unfortunately been leaked by one of the children. One of the mothers has sent a message to the whatsapp group (please see below. I have changed the names)
Do you think this message is a bit over the top? I feel for whoever's child it is as they will now be picked on.

The Message:

Evening all I have some very upsetting and heartbreaking news to share with you. 😢💔

It’s come to my attention there a couple of children who have access to this and the other PARENT group chat and have spoiled the surprise. Especially one child in particular I know who the child is and feel like naming and shaming!
They have shared all the information from the day of the party, time, what’s happening there and the hoodies.
They have even shared the sizes and colours to the children and that is sensitive information.

Myself, Parent 1, Parent 2, Parent 3 have all worked incredibly hard over the past few months from calling venues, DJ’s booking things and surprises.
We also all work full time have so much going on in our personal lives and it hasn’t been easy.
To say the least I’m extremely hurt by this as we have even kept all of this away from our own children. It really feels like a kick in the stomach. It’s been so stressful and now I personally am fuming all hard work has been wasted.
Parent groups are for parents and there are other conversations on the groups that aren’t for children’s eyes or ears.
We have expressed time after time this is a surprise and that our children do not know.

The jumpers have been a nightmare amongst other things going backwards and forwards to suppliers etc.

I really really hope the person that has done this is ashamed of themselves and comes clean to the parents and apologises!

For me the excitement has gone and if this information had come out even a week ago no would have cancelled the whole thing.

The school haven’t taken on the stress of organising any of it and we stepped up if it wasn’t for us the kids would just be having that one last thing together at flip out and nothing else.

I’m sorry to rant but I hope you can all understand how hurt we are feeling.

💔💔💔

This

OP please make another thread...I will change my name to heartbroken maniac in tribute. Please dont leave us!

I didnt understand it either

I think someone is telling 🐷 🥧s…

Agreed, as the point made by TNUHC that it is "shit-stirring to start a thread encouraging people to get stuck into someone else whom they don't know, regardless of what that person has done" is literally the reason why threads such as Lemon Drizzle Cake are considered such classics...

I have been here six months and NC every day. Because I can. Everyone is aware of this function. Yet people make it some kind of gotcha: ooh you joined just for this thread. You NC just for this post. You must be the mil/friend etc. It’s tedious to read.

Yay it's the day of the party people, lets all cheer up and have fun! Who cares how often you NC?

Although OP you might want to consider body armour and bear spray as I don't think going NC at the party is going to work for you.

I'm only a dozen posts into the lemon drizzle saga, and already craving chocolate crispies. Top ammo tips too.

Wasn’t the party yesterday?

We missed the party? 😏

Noooo don't say that.

I've not read that one. Thank you!

OP, pls make a new thread, or we will be the heartbroken maniacs.

She must’ve had an easy life if she’s heartbroken by someone spoiling a surprise. The kids will still have a great send off, maybe remind her 3 years ago that no year 6s/11s/13s had a send off.

Yes please @MondayblueFridayyellow come back with an update! Otherwise, I will have to make a start on my cleaning

Oh lord- what, so now the other crazy WhatsApp mums are on here?
@MondayblueFridayyellow - just a few more days and you can be shot of this bunch of absolute lunatics.
the sane majority on here are rooting for you👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Christ- I can’t be arsed to name change more than about every 5 years or so. What a faff.

It takes five seconds!
But yes, I can see why most people don’t!

Mostly because I am not inventive enough to think of a good name😆

May be the OP is at the party as we speak. I wouldn't start cleaning though, just in case.

Happened to me once, as the doorbell went and excited people started coming in I was cleaning up after a very sick dog, my hair needed washing, the room was stinking because of the dog and I wasn't sure if I should run away or just sit down and cry.

DD had been trying to get me to go out so she could get things ready but as my dog was so ill I couldn't be persuaded

If anyone ever does that to me again I'm going to leave home, change my actual name and never contact my loved ones again.

I am a woman in her 50s who has been on MN since her children (now in their 20s) were small and who has a habit of NC every couple of days, because I want to remain anonymous. I don't have any social media (including Whatsapp) other than MN.

I am the mother of a child who's about to leave a primary school, and a member of a Whatsapp group. I'm also currently at a leavers' party for said child.

One of these is true, and the other is a porky pie.

I cba to look up Lemon Drizzle again, but what I remember from the first time round was that the OP was a very good writer, regardless of whether it was all true or not.

Well this is day 3 of posting with that name so you are overdue for a change.

The party was last night and finished around nine.
I am not going to say if I was there or not as it will be identifying and I can't be doing with the gang trying to bully me as well as an 11 year old child as well as the now 'fat shaming' of another child!!!
Well the organising ladies played their cards close to their chests. No one from the gang was mentioning Mumsnet except the party planners to each other. There was a lot of group huddling and 'you are so great don't let anyone tell you otherwise' moments.

As soon as the party was finished they were back on Mumsnet desperately trying to work out (flush out) who put the post on Mumsnet.
You could see them looking at there phones throughout the party and when it was over they were desperate to let off steam on their fake profiles on Mumsnet.

The party itself was really amazing. The ladies did a really really good job and the kids were so happy. A lot of the kids knew about the party for ages (seen stuff on mums phones and heard parents talking) and there was a few whispers about who the child was that had told everyone recently. A lot of parents chatted and also agreed that the message to the group was uncalled for. People were looking at each other like 'was it your kid?'
It was obvious some of the parents knew about the posts on here but didn't want to say anything but a lot were alluring to it but not saying anything outright.
The person who organised seemed a bit down which was not nice to see. In general she has a really good heart. I think she had reflected on her actions and realised she had over reacted. It's just her sidekicks that are causing more of a commotion by adding nasty stuff on here.
I am very thankful for the party and recognise the hard work that has gone into it. It is a shame that the text that was sent out overshadowed it a bit by wanting to have a go at a child.
As I said it was not my intention for this to get so big. I just wanted to see others opinions. But since her sidekicks have come on here and made things worse @CrystalPalaceAlice by insulting an overweight child then I am more than happy to put updates!

Thanks for the update - I have no excuse now not to get on with the cleaning. Seems to me, that it's the sidekicks enjoying the drama and shit stirring...

So glad the party was a big success!
All is forgiven upset and heartbroken for pulling off a great event and (hopefully) recognising that your message may have been a teensy weensy bit OTT.