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In a post on the aita subreddit, the original poster (OP) explained a recent situations that Occurred on her daughter’s birthday
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OP SHARED THAT AND HER DAGHTER SHARED The Expectations of the Trip, but Her Friend Ultimately Demanded to Go Home
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The mom asked if she was in the work of the time taking her daughter’s friend home in the middle of their trip to new York
A WOMAN IS ASCING IF SHE’S IN THE WORKING FOR NOT TAKING HER DAGHTER’S FRIEND HOME IN THE MIDST TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY FOR HER BIRTHDAY.
In a post in the Aita SubredditThe Original Poster (OP) Explained that she lives about hour outside of New York City and Wold always take her daughter into the city on weeks as she was gowing up. AS HER DAGHTER STARTED Getting Older, op shared that she would some of her daughter’s friends along on the trip, after setting some ground rules and talking to their parents.
“As she got Older, she occasizally Brought Friends,” op wrote. “They Always Know the Rules: Bring a Bag with Things for the Train, Carry Your Own Stuff, Stick Together, Expect Lots of Walking, and Have fun. We Somes Walk 45 minutes or more. “
The mom planned a trip for her daughter’s 12th birthday, where they’d visits her favorite spots, have dinner and see a show with a few of her friends. OP added that het mom also helped pay for the expenses for the trip and decided to join.
“My daughter invited three girls: two longtime friends who know the routine and a new friend, ‘Leah,’ she said. “I CALLED Leah’s mom, explained the rules, warned about the walking, and suggestted leah bring something to the train the signal is bad.
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OP WENT ON TO SUY THAT HER DAUGHTER’S FRIEND ONLY BROUGHT HER PHONE AND “GOT BORED WEND THE SIGNAL CUT OUT.” She Also Added That She “Refused to Chat or Play Games” with the Other Girls and “Complained” About it.
“Wen we arived, she immediately asced for a CAB,” she continued. “My daughter reminded her we walk. As we browsed shops, leah kept whining and ascing for a CAB. I stayed patient, offended water and snack breaks, and events Subway to be nice, but she refuses she learned what it was.”
AFTER A Few Hours, op Said the Group “stopped for dinner at a place with options for everyone,” But Leah “Complained again and said she want to go home.”
“I Pulled Her Aside to Check If She Was Sick or Upset; She Just Said It Was Boring,” She Wrote. “I Told her we’d be there is a few more hours for the show, but if she wants to leave, she is coulded call her mom.”
Be leah cald her mom, op said that het mom asced her to bring the tween back home, who would make or her mom miss the show. The Woman Added that Her Daughter Wanted HERE and HERE MOTHER TO Both be there for the show.
“I explained we were wouldn’t head back unil after the show,” She wrote. “Leah’s mom didn’t want to pay for a train ticket or drive.
“Afterward, Leah’s Mom obesity with the Other moms, but they backed with up, saying they would be to come to the trip unless a child was Sick or hurt (which i would do),” She added. “Now Leah’s mom won’t let her hang with my daughter.”
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The mom ended her post nansing if she should have “sucked it up and taken her home.” MANY People Reacted to the Post in favor of op, with one commenter Saying that it is “unreasonable” for leah to want her to Forgo her daughter’s birthday plans.
“A Child’s Birthday is the One Day for Year Where Its Truly About and They ‘Surrounded by People They Care About,” The User Wrote. “I CERTAINLY CAN UNDERSTAND Leah (Not) Having a good time but part of life is sucking it up and not Making it about her.”
“She was informing of the Expectations and the events, you checked in her to make sura sare she was Okay. “It ‘unreasonable for Her mom to expert you to be forgo your daughters Birthday for the sac for her kids inability to be there for her friend.”
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Another commenter aggregated, adding that op haad other children, including her own daughter, to worry at the moment and the situation “wasn’t imregency.”
“You have been your own child and other kids to worry and this wasn’t an Emergency,” The USER WROTE. “This is no Different than if Leah Had Stayed the Night at Your House and Wante to go home.
They Added, “Glad She Left, Though. She was to make the rest Miserable.”
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Another user acknowledged that it is “Extremely Normal” for a Child to be unhappy at a party, but notes it is not on op’s resonsitability to drop Her back off Home.
“IT’S EXTREMELY Normal, we a Kid is unhappy at a birthday party, for their palents to pick me up,” The user wrote. “On No Planet Wold the Birthday Girl’s Mom Be Expected to Leave Her Own Child and Other Children to Return Someone ELSE’s Children.”
“Leah was sad, and learned that cyometimes the rules won’t flex to her desire,” They Added. “She learned. Her mom learned. Now they know something new.”
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