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To be really upset with friend over her attitude on Christmas day

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Cakepop940 · 26/12/2023 14:05

So I have a close friend who's past Christmases have been hard for her for various reasons. She has no family so I invited her with us on Christmas day for dinner. She asked what she could contribute I said desserts and we agreed shed bring dessert for the day. She arrived 1.5 hrs late with no dessert and so we had nothing for after our Christmas Dinner. She said she ran out of money which is fine but she could have let me know so i could go out and get something to have. I'm a parent to an SEN toddler and we had a lovely morning opening thier presets but when my friend arrived the mood changed. She was very negative, sullen, snarky and even made an incredibly rude comment to my mum. There was an argument and so I took that chance to ask everyone to leave. I feel really upset with my friend for her behaviour and feel like I should have never invited her and now I don't know how to broach the subject and what to say to her. I've known her for many years and we are close. But I feel like it was my baby's Christmas too and I should have been able to enjoy it with them and not tiptoe around the fact that my friend was upset and wasn't enjoying herself. Its been an incredibly difficult year for me too and im a huge lover of Christmas time. Aibu to be really upset about this. I get that she's feeling sad but feel like she ruined Christmas for myself and my child. And don't know what to do going forward

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BrightGreenMoonBuggy · 26/12/2023 18:02

If she caused swearing shouted arguments in your own home as an invited guest on Christmas Day I’m not sure why you’d need to ‘rethink’ your friendship. Tell her that her behaviour was embarrassing and stop bothering with such a rude, ungrateful person!

betterangels · 26/12/2023 18:24

sandrapinchedmysandwich · 26/12/2023 17:53

This. Your friend behaved terribly but your poor mum should not have been asked to leave too. That's very hurtful and odd of you to do that

Agree. Why is she being blamed for your friend being rude?

Yozzer87 · 26/12/2023 18:36

Your friend was rude but you must know what she's like and that what happened could have been a possibility. So it's a bit on you, seeing as you had such hopes for our child's Christmas. With regards to the dessert, you were hosting so I think you should have made sure there was something as back up in case she didn't turn up with anything.

zaazaazoo · 26/12/2023 19:28

LeilaDarling · 26/12/2023 14:10

She’s not a friend - start the new year without her.

So you just dump friends who have mental health triggers. You aren't exactly a great friend then

DinaofCloud9 · 26/12/2023 19:52

zaazaazoo · 26/12/2023 19:28

So you just dump friends who have mental health triggers. You aren't exactly a great friend then

Being a great friend doesn't mean putting up with shit.

ManateeFair · 26/12/2023 20:21

Cakepop940 · 26/12/2023 14:53

Because its Christmas day, I have a disabled 4 year old who is witnessing all this and I didn't want thier home to be filled with shouting, swearing, negativity and arguments. I asked my friend to leave then after asked my mum to leave

Why did you ask your mum to leave? She didn’t do anything wrong. Your friend was rude to her.

Your friend is an arsehole and the ‘way forward’ is not be friends with her any more.

Tawlk · 26/12/2023 20:23

Yep there’s a reason she had no plans for Xmas, lesson learned. Sorry it spoiled your day x

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