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Birthday party

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HHN · 01/12/2023 13:56

So I have 3 children me and my 2 sisters have agreed to only buy for each others kids when it comes to birthday & Christmas and not to bother buying for each other. We’ve done this for years now. Last year my oldest sister bought for all the children except 1 of my sons later in the year we argued about this as I thought it was wrong to treat just 1 different. Skip to this year again she never bothered buying for him or even wished him happy birthday but she’s kicked off that her and her children aren’t invited to his birthday party. His birthday party is a week after his birthday it has been kept quiet so she knew nothing about the party and my decision weather to invite them was based on if he received a birthday card this year like his sisters and cousin all have. It’s passed his birthday now and his party is tomorrow and she’s just heard about it of someone in the family yesterday. Up until kicking off about not being invited she’s never once mentioned his birthday. Do I just invite to keep the peace or ignore and move on?

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Cap89 · 01/12/2023 13:57

That’s really weird, why isn’t she getting things for your son?

HHN · 01/12/2023 14:01

Absolutely no idea her reason last year was that she was busy. My oldest is the sweetest most loving boy I’ve ever met I don’t know how anyone could do that let alone his own auntie.

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SandyWaves · 01/12/2023 14:16

That's so cruel not to buy for one kid in the family, nasty in fact.

I would not accept the gift for my other child fi one of my kids was being treated this way. Stop buying presents and why on earth would she want to go to his party if this is the way she feels about him. Hope he has a lovely celebration.

GreatGateauxsby · 01/12/2023 14:22

Super weird to not buy for your son.

i’d just stop doing gifts for the kids all together because your sister isn’t doing gifts for “the kids” she’s doing gifts for “some kids”.

once kids hit school I think big parties are just for them and their friends. family parties are separate and small affairs(cake and candles, siblings and some immediate family)

HHN · 01/12/2023 17:08

It’s absolutely gutting I’m just not like that I wouldn’t be able to sleep if I knew I’d left 1 of 8 children out. I know the second I stop buying for hers she’ll just bad mouth me to everyone again I’m not like that. It’s not even about the value of the present more just acknowledging it’s his birthday so he feels the same as everyone else

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