Mom lashes out over cash grab birthday party with no cake: What was that?

There’s a cost of living crisis but apparently that shouldn’t stop parents from saving money when trying to give their kids joy.According to one mom, anyway.Posting under @olgainspired, the mom-of-two this week went on a viral rant about her child attending a birthday party that “without even cake.”The mom wrote over footage at a skating rink:“Recently attended a kid’s birthday party.Turns out, everyone had to pay for their own entry ticket.“No food, no drinks – not even cake.“The kids played, then left.

Everyone still brought gifts.I tried to act normal but honestly, what was that?”A short clip, with a very pointed message.

It was captioned, “People are weird.Why not just invite to the park? Or why not to add no gifts please if you literally don’t do anything.”The post attracted more than 4000 comments, and has been viewed more than 1.5 million times.The top comment read: “This is almost as bad as the Build a Bear Birthday scandal lol,” in reference to a recent story.But many viewers of the clip were not happy with the mom’s judgment.“Maybe a mom with no money trying to give her kid a good birthday party, and maybe you people with money should have compassion,” one said – to which the creator replied: “You don’t get anything you cannot afford.” Stay up on the very latest with Evening Update.

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Never miss a story.Another suggested: “Consider for a moment that poor children also deserve parties, even if they don’t quite meet adult expectations.”And this mom made a valid point: “I don’t understand the alternative…one mom pays for 30 kids? Or what are you saying here?”But there was also many viewers who agreed with the creator.“Why are people defending this? The parents didn’t put money or effort into organizing a party, it...