Entitled parent outraged when a fellow mom refuses to drive them roundtrip to her own daughter's birthday party: 'I can't, I'll be hosting a party'

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Mar 21, 2025 3:00 PM EDT

Hosting a child's birthday party is more exhausting than you think it would be. Baraged by the choices of party favors in the decor aisle of the store, you start to question whether your kid's favorite thing right now is Paw Patrol or Fairy Princesses. As you second guess if you even know your child or not, your phone is ringing off the hook from that cake you ordered, your mother-in-law RSVPing (again), and your eldest child texting you to see if they can get out of balloon duty. 

The last thing a mom should worry about when planning their kid's party is another mom, a rando parent they've never met, begging them for a ride. Sorry, lady, I've got enough on my plate right now, and piling on an extra helping of altruism isn't making the load any lighter. Grow up and figure it out on your own.

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  • My mom was a SAHM and was always the friend group chaperone. As a kid, you don't realize the time sacrifice of driving all over town to shuttle kids to and from events, but now, as an adult, I tip my hat to her! She would drive us to the beach, the park, to friend's pools, and pretty much wherever we had plans, and she was always on time to pick us up. What a great mom. However, I can understand a kid needing a ride from a good mom, but if a driver's-license-less mom tries to guilt trip another parent into bending over backward so that they can partake in their kid's birthday party, that's going to ruffle some feathers. 

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  • "I'm hosting a birthday party for my kid and once again a parent has demanded I pick them off and drop them off"

    As the title says I'm hosting a birthday party and I let my daughter invite some new friends she's made this year. Yesterday I get a text stating "My daughter and I would love to attend and
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  • since I don't drive the only way we can attend is if you drive me and my daughter to and from the party. Please let me know because my daughter is very excited to be able to attend!".
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  • This is literally the first conversation I had with this woman, I don't know her from a hole in the ground. I told this parent I'd be too busy hosting to drive anyone. She seemed really
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  • upset in her reply. We live in a farming town that is spread out over a large area. For all I know she could be on the other side of the township and it could take a very long time to drive them. I
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  • also have to pick up the cake and snacks day of the event. I also have to set up and decorate the rental hall the day of the party and tear it down. The rental hall is cheap but that means I'm
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  • responsible for all the cleaning so that means I'll be there for a long time. This isn't even the first time I've been asked to pickup and drop
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  • off another family for a birthday party I was hosting. At least the last time it was a cousin-in-law and not a complete stranger to me.
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  • hope there isn't any social fallout for my daughter but I already told my kid to blame me because I don't mind taking the blame.
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  • BethJ2018 Honestly this is a new low for entitlement
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  • SafeWord9999 The only answer 'I'm sorry but I will so busy the day of the party with all the setting up and arrangements, but you do have plenty of time to arrange a lift with one of the other parents. Let me know if you can make it by the RSVP date!'
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  • lolthrowawat1234 Let me guess. If they want to leave early they also expect you to just leave your own kids party early to drop them off too. SMH
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  • SpaldingPenrodthe3rd That lady is insane. You are hosting the party it's not up to you to get her ride. This is a red flag to steer clear of that lady and her daughter. You don't know her and she already has this level of entitlement. Who knows what she'll be asking you to do if you become friends".
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  • factsnack Sorry but this is totally unreasonable. The answer to her text should be "that's a shame, would have loved to have had her there!" End trans.
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  • PopAQuickHOnlt Oh shot, I can't give you a ride...I'll be hosting a party that day!
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  • TheBattyWitch I understand if you don't drive and you're dependent on others that its ks that you can't participate in things but that's something that you as the person who doesn't drive is just going to have to suck up and accept.
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  • And if that means that your child is unable to participate then I'm sorry but that means that you need to accept the blame for that too.
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  • But expecting the mom of the birthday person to stop and drop everything including hosting the party to come get you and your child and take you to the party and then take
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  • you home is ridiculous. Did she think you were just going to be standing around with your thumb up your bt?
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  • eeyorespiglet She can call an Uber. Or a Tractor.
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  • Ratchet_gurl24 Your response should be 'l understand if you're unable to attend due to transportation issues. Thank you for letting me know you're not coming'. If they truly want to attend, they'll have to find other options that do not include you playing uber.
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