That's what bugs me most about the kid who was left at DD's party and never picked up. It's not so much that she was left for us to take care of.....It's that not one single member of her family noticed she needed to be picked up for well over an hour past the end of the party. And there was no sign they even missed her when DH took her to the door of the McMansion, with the 4 cars in the semcircle drive.
He said she walked in, he noticed several people doing various things in the house, and not one acknowledged the daughter or my DH. They never even noticed her coming home.
How did that make a little girl feel to (1) have to sit at the party place and wait and wait and wait and wonder WHY no one was coming for her, and then (2) once we finally decided there was no alternative but to take her home ourselves, realize upon entering her house that not one family member had even noticed she was gone and needed to be picked up? My guess is, she felt like dirt.
Last year, I posted about "Amy's" birthday party oddness, and when I add it to this info, it paints a strange picture. I'll refresh your memories. Keep in mind, we live in a town where I jokingly say that birthday parties are a competitive sport.
People take these things seriously, especially the McMansion folk.
Instead of getting the invitation two weeks or even one week in advance, DD gets it on a Thursday afternoon before a Saturday party. Less than 48 hours notice. No one does that here. No one. It was all handwritten by Amy and you could barely read it. I asked DD when Amy's birthday was, because I did not remember any mention of her bringing birthday cupcakes to school that week, and DD said her birthday had been about a month ago. That refreshed my memory, and dang if DD wasn't right. So a month after her birthday, we get handwritten invitations (from the girl, not her mom) for a party in less than 48 hours. There's an RSVP number, but no one ever answered it and there was no way to leave a message.
DH swore we (and the mom) were being punked and there was no party. We had visions of pulling up to a nonexistent party, and the mother saying, "What party?"
As it turned out, we could not attend since we already had plans. Other moms called me to ask if the party was for real. All of us were confused, given the circumstances. However, it was a real party. But it seemed that little effort went into it and that it was a complete afterthought.....a month after her real birthday. Almost as if she had bugged and bugged and bugged her parents until they gave in and said, "Okay, you can invite some kids over."
That party, the fact that they forgot about her on DD's birthday, and a few other sad tales she's told DD, make me think that even though that family has scads of money, they don't have a lot of time for that child.
to answer the door for a party that she didn't know about. The month late I could possibly see (it's happening to my 6 year old because we just got the school directory & you can't hand out invites at school. I had no way of knowing addresses until the directory came out!) Unfortunately, doesn't sound like it was something like that. I feel bad for her but you were basically stuck vs. just leaving her there (although I do know some parents around here who would do just that...they would leave the child alone at the party place after their party time was up). I try to not be late especially for party type things alas, sometimes traffic gets in your way but then it's usually only 5 - 10 min. late type of thing. Certainly not HOURS late -- I can't even imagine that as a normal occurance.
