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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would have been very upset as well, OP. I'm sorry for you.

How old are you?

14

Dumb. Get over it.

Anonymous wrote:Why do adults insist on celebrating birthdays?

With gifts, no less. It's crazy. DH and I go out for a fancy couples date for our birthdays but that's really just an excuse to eat at a fancy place a couple times a year. We don't do gifts and I would never expect a friend to buy me a gift. It's hard enough buying gifts for kids! No way do I want to dream up the perfect gift for a friend who can buy it herself if she wants to. Time and company are better gifts than things and that's what we're all short of anyway around here!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would have been very upset as well, OP. I'm sorry for you.

How old are you?

14

Hmm not sure how old you are but I'm 26 and we have these types of "going out" parties a lot. I would have gone without a gift expecting to pay for the bday girls dinner, drinks, covers, etc (which can get very expensive in the city!)

It was very generous for you to pay her entrance fee but maybe she wasn't expecting it and paying for you was your gift? Or maybe she didn't bring it? The club or bar or whatever isn't exactly the best setting to open a gift...

Sometimes my in-laws forget gifts for my kids bdays. You know what I tell them: that forgetting a gift has nothing to do with how much they love you. They agree and move on without getting upset.

Anonymous wrote:I would have been very upset as well, OP. I'm sorry for you.

How old are you?

Wait - you invited her to your party, but she had to pay for her own food? Sounds like a shitty party.

I would have been very upset as well, OP. I'm sorry for you.

Sounds like you are a tit for tat sort of friend, which is the worst.

I'm curious about where you were that has an entry fee and counter service? Fair? Circus?

Grow up. Also: a flower or a balloon? You'd want to be saddled with carrying that around all day/night? I'd be pissed at my friend for doing that to me, LOL.

Really, get over it. Your friend came out, spent time with you, and wished you well. Go buy your own balloon.

A card would have been nice, but no need to be upset about it.

Anonymous wrote:You sound like you're 5 years old. As others have said, grow up.

+1. An adult pouting about not getting a birthday present? Embarrassing.

You sound like you're 5 years old. As others have said, grow up.

Focus on the good parts of your friendship, not scorekeeping, which is a sure way to blow it.