Woman storms out of surprise birthday party she didn't want
A woman has revealed why she stormed out of her own birthday party.
Taking to Reddit, she asked whether she was in the wrong for walking out of a surprise party her mother had planned for her.
She had told her mum that all she wanted to do for her birthday was go out to dinner to a nice restaurant with her parents and brother.
“She agreed and thought it was a great idea. I made a point of saying that all I want is us to celebrate my birthday and I do not want anyone else to join us,” she wrote.
So when her mum texted her to meet at her house she thought nothing of it, until she arrived and noticed all the lights were off.
“I walked in anyways. All I hear is SURPRISE and around 20/30 people leap out to surprise me,” she continued.
“When I looked around the room I noticed that most of the people who where there were not my friends but my mum’s friends, like people from her church and job.”
Completely shocked, the woman said she pulled her mum to the side and explained how much she hadn’t wanted a lot of people there for her birthday, and asked why she had invited them.
“She claimed that she wanted more people to surprise me. So I asked if we were going to head to the restaurant and she told me that we would be having a bbq here,” the post continued.
“I said nope and walked out the door got in my car and drove home.”
“I ruined the party and my mum has been a train wreck,” she concluded.
Many people agreed the mum was out of line organising a birthday her daughter had specifically said she didn’t want.
“You asked for something specific. You were told you were getting that something specific. The game was changed on you which can be a huge deal for a lot of people,” was one comment. “Your mum is a train wreck and I’m very sure that she will try to make you feel guilty for walking out, don’t let it happen.”
“You wanted you and your brother and your mum there. Instead it's 40 strangers, it would've been like take your kid to work day, you'd sit in the corner while your mom had a good time,” another commented.
But most highlighted the fact that the daughter could possibly have handled it a little better, and not just stormed out.
“She should have listened to you. It’s your birthday and it should have been about what you wanted,” one person commented. “You could have handled that with some grace and maturity.”
“If someone gets you a birthday present you dislike, you remain polite and thank them for the thought not stomp all over it and make them feel terrible,” another added.
“Sticking around for 30-60 minutes would have been graceful and not a huge burden,” was another response.
“Turning around and leaving a party your mother throws for you just because ‘you didn't want it’ is a HUGE tantrum.”
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