OK slightly ironic title.
Here is the scenario. I arrange a birthday party for my soon to be 4 year old. I opt for a hosted all inclusive play including soft play and organised activities / parachute games with local children's soft gym equipment company...(, they do everything, I won't have to lift a finger). They come to your local village hall and do the whole thing.
Another mum from Pre-School and School approaches me and says "Do you know you've arranged your son's birthday party on the day of my dd's birthday"
I reply: "Oh I didn't realise your dd had her birthday then"
She then asks when my son's birthday is and I indicate that it is 2 days after his party, on a Tuesday in the school holidays. She than repeats "But his party is on the DAY of my dd's actual birthday"...and I reply that I had to opt for a weekend date because although my son's birthday is in the school holidays this still precludes a week day party imo because of the older/ younger sibling issue for one thing (i.e. dads not at home on week days to look after other children not attending party)
This conversation is all rather civil and I make the offer of her coming in on my son's party and doing a joint one with us. I offer to forward the party details by email to her to see if she is interested in joining forces.
See her outside school today. Go and tell her that I have sent her an email (in case she doesn't check her inbox often) and she tells me that she has plans afoot to book precisely the same all inclusive party with the same company that I have arranged for my ds, for her dd 4 days prior to his party. This rather takes the lustre off things for my son - he will be attending her dd's party and then his own which will be identikit in every way 4 days later
I feel rather upset and disappointed...It isn't something that I would have done. Just not cricket imo
Should I hire a contract killer to have her wasted?