Posted on 10/23/2018 12:50:48 PM PDT by pgkdan
-—Could that happen? Maybe. Is it likely? Doesn’t matter, it’s just how I stop myself from assuming someone is making stuff up——
Yeah, I mean there are scenarios where you can assume things which increase the plausibility.
I’m just irritated and incredulous at the whole thing. And yes, still suspicious. I guess I’d be less so if you only heard about this through real or digital water-cooler talk.
But again, she’s using the kid for internet pity-fishing, which I consider a terrible thing for a parent to do.
When I was growing up, I never heard of inviting the entire class to somebody’s birthday party. Usually I would just have one or two close friends over for the party.
-—Sorry to blow apart your insensitive narrative, stud. But then, you didn’t check the facts, did you, stud.——
I’m definitely a stud.
And you’re an a-hole.
From what we've seen, a lot of young people don't respond. They're either rude or they don't know what it means.
You are 100% right. I was raised to be "stoic". My family was taught to bear up and not complain when we're under duress. We never talked about problems to people outside the family, and often my parents would keep problems within the family to themselves. My brother had cancer and they didn't tell me for months. Because, they figured, what could I do and why burden me. They took it too far, frankly. I'm not as perfect an example of "stiff upper lip" as my mom and dad but but the idea of a mother running to social media to show how badly their kid was treated is utterly alien to me.
But Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi were going to be guest speakers.
Same here. We do small parties within our family only. Nothing formal. We organize by phone. “Can you come this day? Okay, let’s find out if this other relative can come.”
One of our relatives organized a big family party once. Some of the younger people RSVP’d that they were coming, but they backed out at the last minute with excuses like “not feeling well,” etc. Next thing you know, they were sharing pictures on Facebook of the party they had that day with their friends. LOL.
For several years, I did not go to any parties or events (like weddings). I said I couldn’t make it, and still the party-givers seemed angry with me. I would’ve liked to have gone, but I couldn’t. And I didn’t want to explain the real reason why I couldn’t make it: I was financially broke. I couldn’t afford a gift or sometimes even gasoline for the car. Then one year I was seriously ill.
Thanks for the info. Tragic indeed. This child will always remember this.
I don’t fault the other kids, but their parents.
I remember an episode of Leave It to Beaver where he received an invitation (to a girl’s birthday party) and Ward and June made damn sure that we was there.
—This child will always remember this.-—
..and has a parent to “thank” for slapping his mug on the internet, making it worse.
“Make your sad face, champ! This is going online!”
Then all of the sudden the kid is getting nice freebies from strangers who feel bad.
But I guess I’m the bad guy for being suspicious. If we’re all of the sudden unquestioningly trusting the media narrative here on FR, I’d like to know. Because that would be a new thing.
As Frank Zappa once said, "Don't expect friends, don't expect fun, don't expect a good life, don't expect anything, and then if you get something, it's a bonus."
There’s much more to this story...
Jimmy asked one of the kids in his class to come to his birthday party. His parents thought it was a wonderful idea and rented a large ballroom and caterer. The day arrived and no one showed. Jimmy forgot the girl’s name he invited.
I have taken my children to parties over the years, and they will be the only ONLY only guest to show up outside of family. When we lived in Tucson, that happened at most birthdays my children attended unless a sports team was involved. Teammates are more likely to show up at parties than classmates are. It might be because parents are more likely to get to know one another at sporting events/practices.
Where’s his family?Our family is so big we don’t invite anyone else.
Unless the mom is a nutcase. That was the main reason my kids would miss another child’s party.
Yes, the parent were quick to capitalize on a sad situation, I’ll admit to that.
but I’m sure they weren’t expecting a 100% no-show.
> There’s no chance 32 kids get invited for pizza and not a single one shows? I call BS.
GoFundMe fundraiser in 3.. 2...
Definitely more to the story.
Was he a Trump supporter?
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