Mother Throws Kid’s Birthday Party A Day After Sister-In-Law’s Wedding, Asks If She’s Wrong For Outshining Her Wedding

• By Arsalan Sajid
• 9 months ago
• 5 minutes read

Rich people like spending money on parties and extravagant celebrations to flaunt their wealth in front of family and friends. It wasn’t bad to have the whole family together to celebrate an event until it started to upset someone who wasn’t as wealthy and felt ashamed of themselves for not being able to plan a wedding ceremony the way the wealthy relatives plan a kid’s birthday party.

OP described the incident in which her sister-in-law and other family members became upset with her. OP’s brother married to sister-in-law at a modest church near their home. The next day was OP’s daughter’s birthday, and she invited all of the family members who had attended the wedding. OP’s spouse was a surgeon who enjoyed spoiling her daughters. They prepared a party in a beautiful garden with a princess carnival theme for all of the kids and adults to enjoy. Read the complete story to find out her family’s reaction to preparing such a costly party the day following her brother’s wedding.

Source: Reddit

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1. OP wonders if she was an a-hole for outdoing her sister-in-law’s simple wedding by holding an elaborate birthday party for her 5-year-old kid the day after the wedding.

2. OP’s brother married in a little church near their home, and the next day, her daughter’s birthday was scheduled in a lovely garden venue with a princess carnival theme. OP’s husband was a surgeon who enjoyed spoiling his daughters.

3. OP’s sister-in-law became upset by the elaborate arrangement and began crying for outshining her wedding. She chastised OP for scheduling the party the next day without informing her. OP had invited her several weeks before and called her jealous.

OP was having a good time at the party when she was taken into the bathroom by her sister-in-law. She began crying and blaming OP for outshining her marriage with a 5-year-old child’s birthday celebration. She thought it was inconsiderate of OP to plan an elaborate celebration the day after her wedding without informing her in advance. OP informed her that he could not modify her daughter’s birth date, and she had already invited her to the celebration weeks before. OP believed her sister-in-law was jealous of a 5-year-old kid, which was irrational, but a few family members took her sister-in-law’s side and accused OP of being incorrect.

Now that you’ve heard the story, let’s dive into what Redditors had to say. Keep reading to discover other people’s perspectives on the matter.

4. Redditor thinks that OP’s brother and sister-in-law arranged the marriage ceremony, thinking it was the best until they saw the birthday party.

5. She was not jealous of a 5-year-old; she was upset that they couldn’t arrange a better ceremony than the party after doing all the planning and hard work because of the lack of money.

6. Yes, it is quite difficult to arrange a marriage within a limited budget and on a day when everyone can come to attend it.

7. Redditor is curious if OP throws the same birthday parties every year.

8. Redditor believes that OP wanted to show her status and wealth to the extended family by arranging such a party.

9. Indeed! OP was trying to show off in front of their relatives.

10. OP could schedule the birthday party after some time so as not to hurt her sister-in-law.

11. OP could schedule the birthday party after some time so as not to hurt her sister-in-law.

12. Yes, OP was showing off and tried to show everyone her husband’s wealth.

13. Redditor gives a new angle to OP’s story.

14. Redditor doesn’t like OP’s bragging about her husband’s achievements.

15. Redditor chastised OP for trying to outdo others.

16. According to Redditor, showing off her husband’s profession by OP in her post proves her guilty.

17. Redditor has a valid point.

18. Redditor believes that events held in any botanical gardens are costly enough to justify OP’s sister-in-law’s accusation.

19. Yes, it could be a small get-together instead of showing off OP’s husband’s money.

20. Indeed! OP’s sister-in-law had no idea about the situation until she saw herself.

It is clear from the account that OP intended to overshadow her brother’s wedding by throwing a grandiose party the day after the ceremony. OP’s explanation of her husband’s job in the anecdote, which was unnecessary, demonstrated how pleased she was to be a surgeon wife. She shouldn’t be proud of it because it was her husband’s achievement, not her own. OP’s claim that her sister-in-law was jealous of a five-year-old was also incorrect because she was just  embarrassed that she couldn’t prepare a better ceremony due to a limited budget. Before hosting the party at the botanical park, the OP should have considered the feelings of others who could not afford such a luxurious venue. Share your opinions with Wholesomeness by leaving a comment in the area below.