A woman walked out of her surprise party after being caught off guard.
She asked Reddit’s “Am I the A******? (AITA)” forum if she was in the wrong for ditching her own party. On her birthday, her friends, family and coworkers made it a point to ignore her. When she went home, they all surprised her with a party. But by then, she felt too down to participate.
“So it was my birthday today, and from the minute I woke up, nobody has acknowledged my birthday,” she wrote. “I walked downstairs to my kitchen, and my mom was reading her newspaper, ignoring me completely. She even had some demands about cooking and cleaning, so my day already started a little off.
“My dad and brother both ignored me as well. Normally my dad wishes me at least a “happy birthday,” but today, he just said nothing. My friends seemed to have forgotten it as well, as they literally said nothing. My friend messaged me about some clothes but nothing more. I just didn’t feel special, as stupid as it sounds.”
Throughout the day, the more people ignored her, the worse she felt.
“It was the same at work,” she explained. “My colleagues spoke about my birthday yesterday, and today nobody acknowledged it or said anything. I just felt so miserable and ignored. Before heading home after work, I bought myself a small birthday cake just to treat myself and make it a little better. Well, when I got home … my whole family/friends and colleagues were in my living room.
“They told me how they had been all excited to surprise me, but I just couldn’t help myself but feel upset. They ignored me throughout the whole day, and now they want me to be all happy and chatty. I just walked out. I walked back to my car, and now I am sitting in a McDonald’s parking lot writing this. My phone is being blown up about me being the asshole for walking out. I do feel kind of bad, but I just couldn’t do it anymore.”
Redditors sympathized with the birthday girl.
“Ignoring someone just to surprise them later is super old-fashioned and hurtful. I don’t blame you for being upset, but you should definitely tell them not to do that again,” someone said.
“That was a cruel prank,” another wrote.
“That’s NOT how you do a surprise party. That’s just mean and ignorant,” a person added.
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