Absolute CF. I know IANBU but sharing anyway.

[JeffTheSquirrel]

I bought 3 tickets to a show this weekend, for me & DD + a friend of her choice. I paid for them all (£50+ each) but told the mum of invited friend that I didn’t want any contribution. All good.

Now the friend unfortunately can’t make it (legit reason). I mentioned that I’d probably be able to sell ticket as it’s very popular, so no worries (as it happens, another friend has accepted a late invite).

The mum of original invitee asked me to transfer the cost of the ticket to her, so she can treat her DD for missing out.

Eh??

I mean that’s batshit, right?

I can’t seem to find out how on the app anymore.

Just read the responses, this is astonishing.

How on earth she thinks you should give her money when she hasn't bought a ticket is baffling.

This^ I am gobsmacked at the carry on from this mom, she’s bananas 🥴

Are you quite, quite certain that there isn't something you don't know?

Could the girls have had a falling out, and so she actually believes that her own daughter has been just callously disinvited by yours?

They are teens, after all, so I assume they do most of their sorting out of social engagements themselves. So I assume you found out DD's friend couldn't make it from DD, not from her friend's mom?

There has to be more to this. Nobody in real life is this mental!

Glad it’s not just me, frustrating though, it’s best thread I’ve read for a long time

😂

Nope.
OP: do not apologise!

Did you run her DD over, give her food poisoning or otherwise render her unable to attend? If not then the mum is bonkers.

I would say exactly what a PP said upthread:
”So if I invited you out to a movie, and you couldn’t make it, would you expect me to pay you for the movie ticket?”

The response is, ‘I didn’t give your DC a ticket, I gave DD 2 tickets so she could give one to whichever of her friends was available to join us’.

“My child is upset that your child can’t make the concert. Shall we send each other £50 each and call it quits?”

The poor daughter in this situation. If she needs compensation for anything it’s her mother.

It’s main character syndrome by proxy.

Was a reason given for why the DD couldn't go to the concert?

Dear X’s mum, we had also thought it might be nice to pay for DD to bring a friend on holiday with us this summer so she has someone to hang out with. I’m sure she’d have invited X, however given you seem to think I would then need to pay you the equivalent cost of taking her on holiday should she be unable to come, I think we may need to consider somebody else.

She must be a bit thick. It would be "making amends" if say you had cancelled her going to take a different friend.

Wow this is WILD 😂 I can't believe she's not backing down and apologising profusely and pretending she got the wrong end of the stick. Please update with more responses. You will need to have some clever replies up your sleeve for when you bump into her as she's clearly going to try and guilt trip you again!

Step away from her sharpish

Bat shite! Had to read it twice. Madness

I don’t know how you/your kids can stay friends after this, I’d never be able to look the woman in the face ever again. She’s crazy.

Refer her to the Ts & Cs - there is no cash alternative to the offer.

Nah that crown goes to the Mexican House Thief

“Tbh I’m all out of Amends and I’m not due another delivery until late next year so let’s leave it at that shall we Linda”

So, something happens which makes them turn down the invite and YOU need to make amends?

This woman is truly unhinged.

I’d block now. She sound like she might actually flip if she doesn’t get what she wants

Amends for what? Presumably it’s none of your doing that X can’t now make it - well not presumably, obviously from what you’ve said.

I would think her own mum could make “amends” to her if amends need to be made.

Did Mexican House Thief ever find out they were MN famous, do you know?

That was flipping crazy.