Why Does The Hudson Valley ‘Hate’ This Mom?

A mom has been "called out" after she asked anyone attending her son's birthday party to do something that many parents are calling ridiculous!

If you have children you already know that there can be a bit of drama when it comes to birthday parties. In some circles, parents treat birthday parties like a competition and will do whatever they can to one-up each other to make the party they host better than all of the others. Isn't there a TV show about this...LOL!

Thankfully, the situation that has been brought to our attention has nothing to do with the actual party, it has to do with what mom is asking from the guests who choose to attend her son's birthday party.

What Mom Wants

A mom recently asked anyone who is planning to attend her son's 7th birthday to please show up with a gift for her younger child as well so he doesn't feel left out of the celebration. When we first learned of the mom "ask" we wondered if this was something other parents do. How would parents react if they were asked to do this?

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To find out we asked our fans on social media, In Your Opinion: Is it wrong of a parent to ask other parents coming to her son's birthday party to not only bring a gift for the birthday boy, but to also bring one for her younger child so he doesn't feel left out?

Hudson Valley Parents Respond

After posting we were flooded with comments, text messages, and phone calls from parents who all had similar things to say. Lisa in Hopewell Junction, NY said,

"I think it’s rude to ask guests to bring a gift for a younger child. It is most definitely a life lesson. This is why kids today feel entitled. They need to learn there are times that “it’s not about them” and it’s time to celebrate their sibling and that they will have their own special day."

 

Veronica in Otisville said,

" That’s not right. This is an important lesson for the younger child to learn, be happy for other people when they are being celebrated or recognized and know that it’s not your time to shine."

 

Comment after comment stressed that this was a teachable moment for the child. Some called the second gift something similar to participation awards.

Parents Boycott

One thing that the majority of parents who responded to our unscientific poll had in common was that if they were asked to bring an additional gift they would simply decline the invite and not attend.