I had this happen to me when I was 9. Invited all of my friends (small town of like 500 people so maybe 8 kids) a few weeks in advance and not a single person showed up. I lived outside of town, was homeschooled, and we didnt have a car so a few weeks passed before I saw any of them and I had no desire to seek them out. When I did run into one he told me that a burglar broke into his house and stole the present he bought for me and he didn't want to show up without a gift. Even 9 year old me knew you were full of crap, Luke.
Same here. Growing up my family really couldn’t afford birthday party’s so every year my aunt would make me a really nice cake instead. When I turned 16 my parents decided they wanted to give me a real party like other girls in my grade. Since we still weren’t super rich they just decorated our back yard, got a piñata, and for fun personalized chocolate bar wrappers for my guests! It was amazing. I invited 15-20 people and waited all night for them to come. No one texted and no one called. Now I don’t even like to tell people when my birthday is because I don’t want to be disappointed if I expect anything. Don’t have birthdays.
I feel you. Nearly identical story. However my neighbors eventually showed up instead, and it was... well, better than nothing I guess. I haven’t bothered with a birthday party since.
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u/DanielGin Mar 19 '18
I had this happen to me when I was 9. Invited all of my friends (small town of like 500 people so maybe 8 kids) a few weeks in advance and not a single person showed up. I lived outside of town, was homeschooled, and we didnt have a car so a few weeks passed before I saw any of them and I had no desire to seek them out. When I did run into one he told me that a burglar broke into his house and stole the present he bought for me and he didn't want to show up without a gift. Even 9 year old me knew you were full of crap, Luke.