…especially when the invitation is extended via your Facebook wall to everyone you know.
![so I had my baby shower last weekend and I have to say Im fairly disapointed [sic] in all the people that not only didnt show up but didnt even call so thanks everyone!!!!!!](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3247/4602909986_b0bff97468.jpg "so I had my baby shower last weekend and I have to say Im fairly disapointed [sic] in all the people that not only didnt show up but didnt even call so thanks everyone!!!!!!")
Or (oopsies!) almost everyone you know.
related: Your Facebook friends…just not that into you.
extra credit: STFU, Parents
Because a true friend would never turn down an opportunity to play stupid games and buy you expensive crap
April 11th, 2010 · 122 comments
FILED UNDER: cry me a freaking river · frenemies · it's my party · kids · martyr complex · Moms & Dads · Oops? · preggers
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#1
Canthz_B
Flakes are always depicted as your friends in breakfast cereal commercials.
Finally, this lie has been exposed as merely a cheap marketing ploy to win the hearts, minds and appetites of our children.
Apr 11, 2010 at 8:24 pm rating: 38
#2
Escape Goat
“friends aren’t flakes, and flakes are not your friends!”
So, friends are friends,
and flakes are flakes …
now go choke on a trouser snake. (Sing it, it’s fun.)
Apr 11, 2010 at 8:40 pm rating: 11
#3
park rose
Carol, Heathcliff has the rest of them imprisoned in his home somewhere. How Cathy got away, is anyone’s guess. Interpol is currently holding Kate Bush for questioning.
Cheriè , fair-weather friends are not flakes either, and probably not your friends, except in fair weather, but they wouldn’t be flakes in that case.
Flakes would not survive wandering the moors, or perhaps they would. Maybe it is better that your children not be exposed to the likes of Myra Hindley, Ian Brady, Steven Patrick Morrissey. Count yourself lucky.
I kinda agree with entry number 2′s chagrin with her phony RSVPing punk-ass friends.
Apr 11, 2010 at 9:26 pm rating: 4
#4
not gen anything
I’ve gone to and suffered through baby showers for friends and co-workers before, but there’s no way EVER that I would go to the birthday party of a friend’s child. You’ve got to be kidding me.
Apr 11, 2010 at 9:31 pm rating: 43
#5
Denny DelVecchio
I think Carol simply went wrong with her choice of emoticon.
I would have gone with :< instead of : ( but I simply favor the look of a bushy, 1890s style 'stache over a winsome frown.
Apr 11, 2010 at 9:46 pm rating: 6
#6
Sean Jungian
Don’t know how this stupid attention-whore trend started of inviting your adult friends to your child’s birthday. WTF? Have a party for adults if you want to see your friends. Family only for a kid’s 1st, 2nd, 3rd whatever birthday – grandparents are probably the only ones who might marginally give a damn anyway. When their older, then invite the kid’s friends.
I couldn’t care less about my friends’ kids’ birthdays, and I’d think they were weird if they tried to wrangle an invite to my own kids’ birthday parties. I would have been freaked out if a bunch of random adults attended any of my birthday parties.
Why do “today’s” parents (and I’m a parent too, so I’m a parent of today) think everyone has to give a sh*t about their kids? When did this start? Has it always been like this? Idiocy.
Apr 11, 2010 at 9:53 pm rating: 79
#7
TheOldSchool
I would have attended your baby shower, but you held right at the same time the guys and I like to sit around drinking hard liquor, smoking dope, and watching Oprah.
By the time Judge Judy comes on (LOL), we’re usually making catty comments about Oprah’s outfit selection for that day, and engaged in some playful rough-housing (pillow-fights, nude twister, etc.). If I weren’t so great at multi-tasking, I’d tivo Judy.
Baby shower? Wow! Fun! Congrats! If you ever need a sitter, jus holla!
Apr 11, 2010 at 10:01 pm rating: 23
#8
Silence
SRSLY?
Infants don’t give 2 liquidy, ultra-stanky babyshits if anyone shows up to their partay. Only control-freak mommies who are beginning to realize that breeding kills a social life turn into a crankypants when nobody shows up. Yes, bitch, having a baby pretty much ends your years of Sex and the City-style shenanigans with your wacky group of gal pals!
I mean, wow, a party for an infant. That sounds like a crazy-good time, indeed. Almost as much fun as having my eyeballs removed with carrot peeler.
Apr 11, 2010 at 10:19 pm rating: 40
#9
Pterosaur
Remind me again why your functional uterus deserves gift?
Apr 11, 2010 at 10:31 pm rating: 44
#10
uhhhmm
Is there a PAN on lamebook today?
Apr 11, 2010 at 10:33 pm rating: 1
#11
I'm invited because...?
A family friend has invited me – I, who live on the opposite coast of the US – to each of her children’s first birthday parties.
Bid for a gift, anyone?
I did not RSVP or send a gift either time.
Apr 11, 2010 at 10:36 pm rating: 24
#12
Walker, "Tex" (a stranger)
“Hi, please come to my house and bring gifts.”
So none of your friends showed up and you went spoiled diva on them. Sale on clues today, buy a spare for next time.
On the other hand, “Hi, please come to my house and bring gifts or I’ll publicly embarrass myself on facebook.” Come one now, who could resist?
Apr 11, 2010 at 10:40 pm rating: 28
#13
NoAdditives
The only time it’s really appropriate to invite adults/family friends to a child’s birthday party is if they’re really good friends who actually care about your family or if they have children the same age.
As far as baby showers go, I share the sentiments of Cherie. While she may or may not have invited all fb friends via a mass event invite, it sucks when no one cares enough to show up. I recently tried to have a baby shower that didn’t even get planned by my aunts (long story) and only one of the 8 real friends I invited showed. And I made it explicitly clear that there were to be no lame games or typical baby shower silliness.
So, it really does suck when friends don’t show up for important events in a person’s life. It’s even worse when it’s family who can’t be bothered. (And no, I’m not a complete pain in the ass who deserves to be ignored by friends and family and I’m not the type to celebrate the “miracle” of pregnancy and all that other crap.)
Apr 11, 2010 at 10:54 pm rating: 12
#14
BeQui
My husband has 2 friends he’s known since they were 3. They both had kids within 6 months of us, and they were the only adults besides immediate family who were invited to our daughter’s party. Even then, it was only because they also had kids.
No way would we invite a group of people from facebook. I am SO BUGGED by all the invites I’m getting from people, especially the ones who I only know from work, or from people I haven’t seen in YEARS.
Apr 11, 2010 at 11:04 pm rating: 4
#15
veritybrown
The only one of these notewriters I possibly have any sympathy for is Alli. If her friends said they’d come, they should have come. Of course, if she held a knife to their throat (figuratively speaking) when she asked them, my sympathy disappears. But as a general rule, if you say you’re going to come to an event, it’s rude not to show up. If someone plans a party for a lot of people who have RSVP’d that they’d come, the wasted food, etc. would be enough to get upset about, without taking into account any emotions over the rudeness of your supposed friends.
Apr 11, 2010 at 11:13 pm rating: 30
#16
MAMARILLA2
Really people…If you want adult friends at your childs birthday party, just do like we Mexicans do….the first half of the party ( must be at least an hour or 2) is for the children , then break out the 16 cases of beer and the dancing music.
Apr 12, 2010 at 2:37 am rating: 26
#17
luna
Holy fuck!
We’re expected to come to our friend’s kid’s birthdays now???
Sorry, the line has to be drawn – I went to your baby showers (they were indescribably boring), what more do you want from me?
Apr 12, 2010 at 4:04 am rating: 15
#18
Boss
Honestly I’ve been to 1 year old and 2 year old parties and they’re awesome. It’s not that they’re trying to include adults to torture you, I think it’s evolved into a combo of a party for the kids and a party for the adults somehow in the same place. The ones I’ve been to had bouncy houses for the kids or pools or something to keep them all entertained and awesome catered food and drinks for all the adults to mingle.
I don’t have kids so having “daycare” at a party wasn’t a plus for me, BUT finally getting to talk to the parents without them simultaneously dealing with their kids was great. Everyone’s always had a good time so I’m not really sure what’s going on with other people’s experience. Maybe some parents make it all about the kid, but the parties I’ve been to have had sensible adults that know the party is just as much for them and cater to the adults too lol Seriously, the food and drinks have always been amazing.
Apr 12, 2010 at 7:00 am rating: 10
#19
Pterosaur
I’m throwing a party to celebrate all the times that I used effective birth control. Gifts required. Anyone who doesn’t come is NOT MY REAL FRIEND.
Also, there will be cake. Yay!
Apr 12, 2010 at 7:23 am rating: 41
#20
keith
and it’s different in the UK, from Wiki:
“From 2009, the newly created Vetting and Barring Scheme, which is a partnership of the Independent Safeguarding Authority and the CRB, will require all adults who teach, train, supervise or care for children or vulnerable adults on a frequent or intensive basis to register, with criminal offences for non-compliance. The group required to register is estimated to comprise approximately 11.3 million people (a quarter of the adult population).
Reports in newspapers (Daily Telegraph & others) reveal that some schools are being misled about the need for such checks. To the extent that they are issuing in-house rules (which are at their own discretion) that all visitors such as parents, workmen etc, must either have a valid CRB check or be escorted throughout their visit.”
rough translation: “every adult is potentially a paedophile”
Apr 12, 2010 at 7:29 am rating: 3
#21
Woman on the Verge
My son actually received an invite to a classmate’s birthday party – a girl he barely knows and doesn’t like. The invite said, “Your whole family is invited! Bring meat, chairs to sit in, and a gift!”
Yeah. Right.
Apr 12, 2010 at 8:57 am rating: 12
#22
James
I hate when an invitation is extended and the person agree to come, but never turn up. It is impolite especially when you RSVP the event.
Maybe they are afraid of bringing gifts so it should be clearly stated don’t bring gifts, just come, eat, drink and have fun..
Apr 12, 2010 at 9:32 am rating: 3
#23
Blogmella
I like the woman who said “We would have LOVED to come, but were not invited”. You tell ‘em Amanda!
Although frankly, if she wanted to go that much, I imagine they didn’t invite her because she is boring.
Apr 12, 2010 at 11:10 am rating: 18
#24
babiessuck
Honestly, breeders DO need to get over the concept that workable sexual organs deserve some type of reward – monetary or otherwise – especially from people who aren’t immediate, close family members.
Crotch droppings do not instantly qualify you for deityhood – or cash and/or gift grabbing.
Get over yourselves, breeders. When you contribute something AMAZING to society and have something really cool to celebrate, I’m there with bells on and free vodka and maybe a cash donation. You know, like launching a business, patenting a cool product, losing 100 pounds, you know – something important.
Not a biological function that almost everybody performs at some point. YAWN.
Apr 12, 2010 at 1:11 pm rating: 11
#25
molly ringwald
at one year old, your child doesn’t need nice toys. he has no idea what the hell is going on. as for clothes, who cares what the hell they look like, he will destroy them anyway… not to mention they will only fit for 3 months. give him a box or something shiny and slap a diaper on him and there you go! i don’t know what the fuss is about!
this is why i save my money for important things… like birth control.
Apr 12, 2010 at 1:18 pm rating: 14
#26
Luna (the other one)
I think the real problem here is the general rudeness of people in general. I have noticed an increase in those over inviting and demanding gifts for all sorts of occasions in recent years. It takes the fun out of the milestones for me when the bride/mom-to-be/parent-of-the-birthday-child is obviously fishing for gifts. It’s bad etiquette to list where you are registered, suggest that party-goers just bring money, etc. I have also noticed an increase in those that RSVP and then don’t show up. It’s all a symptom of the same problem – self-important assholes that think they’re entitled and the only ones that matter. It’s not just parents, but if you were an asshole before you had kids, it probably won’t cure you.
Apr 12, 2010 at 1:36 pm rating: 24
#27
snatchbeast
I’ll only go if there’s alcohol involved
Apr 12, 2010 at 6:53 pm rating: 3
#28
Methinks
So is it fair to assume that this is the same type of woman whose profile photo album consists solely of baby photos and whose status updates consist solely of infant accomplishments?
Apr 13, 2010 at 6:02 am rating: 7
#29
rollo
What sort of a name is Cherié anyway? I’ve met a few Chéries, but never a Cherié (to rhyme with Perrier?)
Apr 13, 2010 at 2:40 pm rating: 0
#30
Lisa
I can understand how they feel to a point. None of my good friends came to my bridal shower, even though they begged for invitations and we even had to change the date to accommodate some of their schedules. I wasn’t even going to have one until they talked me into it so they could be there… then none of them cared to arrive or even call so we had all of this wasted food and favors. It was really hurtful and embarrassing.
I know I get invitations from people all the time for kids parties and such, a lot of people I barely even k now, but we don’t know if these ladies are mad at those people, or really good friends and family that didn’t show.
I mean, it does happen.
Apr 14, 2010 at 3:08 pm rating: 1
#31
Joeygirl
some people on facebook are so passive-aggressive with their updates.
there should be a section on this blog dedicated strictly to this – if there already isn’t one.
Apr 14, 2010 at 6:00 pm rating: 2
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