More than 2,000 people reacted to the drama, which the mother of teenage triplets shared on social media, with more than 1,000 posting individual comments.
She wrote that she is currently a single mother of 15-year-old triplets (she did not specify her location).
She said that for a wonderful 16th birthday, girls “want a big party with a DJ, a venue, and lots of invites,” and posted a post on her Reddit page known as “AITA” with “Perfect_Phone9777 (“Am I a hole?”).
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She said that on their birthdays, she “always” gives each person $150 to go out to dinner with friends and “go to different restaurants.”
But this year, the mother added, the kind of explosive parties the teens are looking for aren’t in her budget.
The single mother of triplet girls, now 15, was trying to solve her daughters’ birthday dilemma and turned to social media for other people’s opinions. (St. Petersburg)
“The venue costs about $500. If you include all the extra costs like decorations, DJ, invitations, food, etc., it’s about $1,200 to $1,400. This is the cheapest we can do.”
The mother continued, “We can afford one, but we would like to have three separate parties. That would cost over $4,000.”
“I couldn’t afford to spend $4,000 on a birthday party, so I said no.”
“I couldn’t afford to pay $4,000 for a birthday party, so I turned it down,” she said.
She asked the others on stage if they had made a mistake by “letting my daughters have a birthday party together.”
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Providing further context, she also wrote, “You could have three small parties, but deciding on that would be a huge hassle.” [which of the teens] Since you can’t plan three parties in one day, you can have one on your actual birthday. ”
“Small parties mean no venue, no DJ, and cheaper food and drinks. And my daughters won’t accept that,” the mother wrote about her parenting dilemma on social media. . (St. Petersburg)
“And they have a lot of family and friends in common. I wanted to do it anyway, but smaller parties mean no venue, no DJ, and food and drinks are cheaper. And my daughter We don’t accept that,” she said.
The besieged mother added: “I tried to explain to them.” [that] I didn’t have any money, but I was asked to do extra work. ”
She also wrote, “One of them is angry.” [that they] You can’t have your own Sweet 16. I told them his budget was $1,200 and they could figure out how to spend it. ”
She asked the other person an additional question: “Should I do some extra work?”
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The top response to this personal drama, which was liked by over 7,000 people, was more or less like this: [messed] Raise your daughters. ”
This same commenter elaborates: “They say he’s 16, old enough to get a job. [want to] If you’re going to spend more money than you have, they should work for it. This is insane. ”
“If there’s a party host at the venue, maybe they can work things out so each child can have a special moment at one party,” Reddit said. said one commenter to a single mother who shared her story on . (St. Petersburg)
One commenter added: “Just reading that makes me so angry.”
In another comment posted later, the mother said: “I asked her to work on the weekends, but she said no because it would mean less time with my friends…at this point I’ve given up. ,” he added. I won’t spend more than $1,200 on them and they need to find a way to celebrate within that budget. ”
“At this point, I’m putting my foot down.”
“Those children have a right to speak,” he wrote to another person on stage, partially in response to the mother’s story. [their] Mom should find a second job…we need to find a way to throw a party together. ”
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This same person said, “I think if you have a party host at the venue, they’ll probably work things out, so each child will have a special moment at one party.” added.
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Another commenter offered a very specific point of view: “I was lucky to get the cake,” he said in a personal opinion.
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