Anonymous
Post 01/10/2025 12:21     Subject: kids birthday party-They never cut/served the cake.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How long was the party? Maybe you left before rhey served. I have had people leave before we served cake but we definitely served. This is a home party.

At party venues, you only get like 30 min in a party room so cake is served immediately since they want you to get out. Maybe they didn’t have a knife or forgot plates or something.

We have been to a party where the family forgot to order pizza. Another party the family didn’t serve anything. One party mom forgot the cake from home. It happens.


Definitely didn’t leave early-we were one of the last to leave actually. It definitely wasn’t a “forgot” thing as after the birthday child blew out the candles they eventually put the plastic cover back on the cake. So that was a conscious decision-didn’t just forget the cake was there. The whole thing was just bizarre. It’s fine if you don’t have cake but then why have a cake just to have the kid blow out the candles and disappoint all the other kids?


They are weird. And as an adult who loves birthday cakes, I personally would have been disappointed 😂, my kids would have been too!
Anonymous
Post 01/09/2025 10:03     Subject: kids birthday party-They never cut/served the cake.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have a sister who I could totally see doing this. She has all kinds of control issues--food is a big one, but also behavior, who can do what.

But with so little food out at this party, I wonder if they were having a family party later and needed the cake.


If this is the case, please don't have two parties.


THIS. If you are going to be this cheap, why bother having a party and dragging everyone out to some playground in December? Especially since it's a 4-year-old who probably won't care.
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2025 23:17     Subject: kids birthday party-They never cut/served the cake.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Definitely didn't seem like they forgot.

- I think they couldn’t afford food/cake/venue.
or
- Culture difference( although I personally can’t think of any culture cutting a cake and not giving)

What I dont think is, they knew they were “being cheap.


OP here-obviously I don’t know any specifics because I don’t really know them but they are a white, blonde family with no accents that I could detect. But again, Don’t know any real specifics about them other than what I could see/hear.


Ok … not sure I have the answer either then. .. except that really was weird.
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2025 08:12     Subject: kids birthday party-They never cut/served the cake.
All the farfetched explanations like squirrels, etc. are ridiculous.

They're just cheap, plain and simple. Tacky and cheap.
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2025 08:01     Subject: kids birthday party-They never cut/served the cake.
Anonymous wrote:I have a sister who I could totally see doing this. She has all kinds of control issues--food is a big one, but also behavior, who can do what.

But with so little food out at this party, I wonder if they were having a family party later and needed the cake.


If this is the case, please don't have two parties.
Anonymous
Post 01/08/2025 07:58     Subject: kids birthday party-They never cut/served the cake.
Anonymous wrote:Op, any update???


nope-I asked another mom who was there that I am friendly with and she just said she thought it was very weird but doesn’t have any other info. oh well.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 22:46     Subject: kids birthday party-They never cut/served the cake.
This is very strange. Was there not enough to go around?
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 22:40     Subject: kids birthday party-They never cut/served the cake.
Op, any update???