Two problems.
1) Like we now have participants awards for everything, we set expectations (for kids and the parent alike) too high for what used to be just casual social events. Invite your close friends and just have fun. Don’t need clowns, bounce houses, and other nonsense. You try to include all that and now success depends on others showing up, never mind they all have their own families and lives, and aren’t invested in your ‘princess’ the way you are.
2) Others have their own lives, their own family plans, and aren’t obligated to go out and spend money for every birthday every kid in the neighborhood (or school room) has. Related to this, if you dont have normal friendly relationships with your neighbors, then dont expect them to show up for your ‘special’ occasions.
Or, a third possibility, your kids a brat and noboby likes her.
“Two problems.
1) Like we now have participants awards for everything, we set expectations (for kids and the parent alike) too high for what used to be just casual social events. Invite your close friends and just have fun. Don’t need clowns, bounce houses, and other nonsense. You try to include all that and now success depends on others showing up, never mind they all have their own families and lives, and aren’t invested in your ‘princess’ the way you are.
2) Others have their own lives, their own family plans, and aren’t obligated to go out and spend money for every birthday every kid in the neighborhood (or school room) has. Related to this, if you dont have normal friendly relationships with your neighbors, then dont expect them to show up for your ‘special’ occasions.
Or, a third possibility, your kids a brat and noboby likes her.”
You left out the Forth possibility. The mother is a brat and nobody likes her.
AS for number 2 there is always the Dollar Tree to get a gift. The girl is 3 so some crayons?
Or 4) Mom’s a brat and nobody likes her either.