lilmutegirl
Well-known member
The main reason I started this thread is to vent about people not RSVP-ing. It may sound stupid, but it causes a lot of anxiety for me. I'm having a party for my son, who is turning 5 on Saturday. I emailed invitations and invited people via facebook. I only mailed 3 invites (because I didn't have emails for them).
I invited 101 people (I always over-invite, because I know some people won't make it. Thus far, only 15 (including myself and my son) have confirmed they are going (or might come). I am worried that his party will be devastating to him (or, more likely, me). I usually had very few people when I had parties as a kid, and was shocked if people even remembered my birthday. I go out of my way to remember other people's and at least acknowledge them, because I know how crappy it feels to not have anyone seem to notice that you were born.
The triplets in my son's class are having their birthday party on my son's birthday, but at a different time. He will miss theirs because he's coming from out of town that day (going on vacation with grandparents for a few days). I understand people have other things going on, but is it too much to ask that they let me know one way or the other??
Now I'm worried that people didn't get the invite, or didn't recognize my email address and just deleted it without reading it. I hate to ask if they got it though (hence, the anxiety).
Also, every month, the teacher sends home a calendar of events, including birthdays. Last year, his teacher wrote his birthday on the wrong day, and this year, it was left off completely. I want my son's birthday to be special, and I'm worried that he's going to feel overlooked. I always thought his birthday was extra-special, because he was actually born on his due date.
Most stuff in my life is pretty anti-climactic. I don't want him to feel the same way about fairly big events.
Thank you for reading my rant. ::
I invited 101 people (I always over-invite, because I know some people won't make it. Thus far, only 15 (including myself and my son) have confirmed they are going (or might come). I am worried that his party will be devastating to him (or, more likely, me). I usually had very few people when I had parties as a kid, and was shocked if people even remembered my birthday. I go out of my way to remember other people's and at least acknowledge them, because I know how crappy it feels to not have anyone seem to notice that you were born.
The triplets in my son's class are having their birthday party on my son's birthday, but at a different time. He will miss theirs because he's coming from out of town that day (going on vacation with grandparents for a few days). I understand people have other things going on, but is it too much to ask that they let me know one way or the other??
Now I'm worried that people didn't get the invite, or didn't recognize my email address and just deleted it without reading it. I hate to ask if they got it though (hence, the anxiety).
Also, every month, the teacher sends home a calendar of events, including birthdays. Last year, his teacher wrote his birthday on the wrong day, and this year, it was left off completely. I want my son's birthday to be special, and I'm worried that he's going to feel overlooked. I always thought his birthday was extra-special, because he was actually born on his due date.
Most stuff in my life is pretty anti-climactic. I don't want him to feel the same way about fairly big events.Thank you for reading my rant. :
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