She’s Considering Canceling Her College Graduation Party Because It’s Going To Be Merged With A 7-Year-Old’s Birthday
This young woman is currently a senior in college and will be graduating this May. So, she has started to think about her graduation party and was hoping to host the celebration before the ceremony on May 20.
She chose this timeframe because, apparently, half of her friend group will be leaving for a group trip to Spain on May 30.
“And with concerts on nearly every weekend and other grad parties booked, the only weekend-ish date I could do was specifically Friday, May 26,” she said.
After she settled on this date, though, her mom decided to invite a few coworkers to the event. And unfortunately, one of her mom’s coworkers wound up ruining everything with an idea.
It just so happens that the coworker’s daughter’s birthday is the same weekend as her grad party. So, her mom’s coworker thought it would be an “amazing idea” to celebrate the birthday alongside her graduation.
“I’ll bring the cake and decor, and we can sing happy birthday!” her mom’s coworker detailed.
On top of that, the coworker also wants to invite other little kids to her house for the party– because, apparently, the coworker’s daughter is turning 7-years-old.
So, she was understandably pretty upset by the thought that her graduation party was going to be hijacked to include a 7-year-old’s birthday.
“I am not close with that lady nor her kids, and I do not appreciate her trying to basically take over my party,” she explained.
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On top of that, she will have a ton of college friends in attendance. So, she thinks it will be quite confusing once they see suddenly realize that the celebration is also for a little girl’s birthday.
And at the root of it all, she was just really excited about her own special party. She never got to have a prom send-off or a high school graduation party. Instead, this was the first real celebration she planned to host at home, and she had picked out everything– from the cake to the decor.
Despite specifically planning the party entirely by herself, too, her mom’s coworker still has not even tried to get in touch with her. That’s why she is now genuinely considering just canceling the whole party.
Ever since her mom found out about that, though, her mom just keeps telling her not to be selfish and to share the day. Quite frankly, though, she just does not understand her mom’s perspective. Instead, it feels like she is just getting pushed aside.
“No one ever gives me props for my achievements, nor have they ever uplifted my hard work,” she vented. “I just wanted one party for my degree. Now, I can’t even have that.”
Regardless of her own feelings, though, her mom’s comments have started to get to her. So now, she’s been considering whether not wanting to merge her graduation party with a little girl’s birthday makes her a real jerk or not.
Is it understandable why she was excited about her own graduation party? Why do you think her mom doesn’t get that? Does she have a right to be upset about merging it with a kid’s birthday? Do you think she should cancel the celebration or handle this another way?
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