I was involved in planning a surprise b-day party for my niece. We had invitations sent out and planned to have finger foods for the evening; the party was to start at 7:00pm. My niece ended up finding out about the party ahead of time (no biggie). The day of the party, my niece asked what kind of food was planned when she found out it was only finger foods, she canceled the party. The reason she gave was, she was sick. I went over to her house that night to give her the b-day gift and some homemade chicken noodles, since she said she was sick. When I got there, the house was all lit up and there was pretty much a party going on. I found out she went out to eat with her kids, then they all went back to the house to have their party.
She would not admit it to me but told her mother (my sister), the reason she did not want to go through with the party is that we did not plan party she wanted. My sister told me the things my niece has said about our failure to plan a proper party for her. Our family gatherings have been at my niece’s house in the past and we have all had a good time.
She canceled about 4 hours before the party started, I had already purchased party favors and food, which my niece told my sister, “oh what she is (that would be me) out, maybe $30.00-$40.00”.
Do I have the right to be upset? My niece was telling me how sorry she was for being sick and how bad she felt for canceling the party at the same time making plans to go out to eat and party.
Your thoughts? Thanks so much
In addition to all the stuff I purchased; I also had my husband make her a life size Jenga game set. There are 52 pieces 10.5 x 4, which equals a lot of work.