‘Was I naughty?’ Child left heartbroken after being uninvited from birthday party

“I can't comprehend this type of behaviour." 

He picked out the present. He made a card. He was so excited.

Then came the text message that broke his little heart:

“I’m very sorry, but we’ve already reached the limit for children attending the party.”

The host father sent a text which broke the excited 5-year-old's heart. Image: TikTok/nikkaloola

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"Is it 'cause I’ve been naughty?"

It’s a scenario that’s left the internet scratching its head and one that prompted Melbourne mum Nicole to post a TikTok explaining what had happened to her friend’s son.

“I'm still speechless because I just can't fathom how somebody can do that and think it's socially acceptable. Because it's not. It's rude,” Nicole told Kidspot. 

Her friend had RSVP’d to a classmate’s party. On time. But shortly after hitting send, the party host responded saying they were officially at capacity.

“Hopefully, the kids can catch up soon,” the father had written at the end of the message.

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The youngster was devastated. 

“She had to explain to him why he couldn't go. He said, 'Oh, is it 'cause I've been naughty?'” Nicole explained. 

The party was set to be held at a play centre, with a set number of participating children, but Nicole questioned why the father would send out more invitations than he could accommodate.

“I can't comprehend this type of behaviour. Because to me it's common sense. You send out enough or you send out less and you wait,” she said.

“But obviously this person was just thinking, well, if we throw it all out, first in, best dressed. I don't care about anyone else's feelings.” 

The mother ultimately decided not to confront the party host, admitting it would have made things more awkward.

While Nicole believes the five-year-old who was uninvited will eventually forget the experience, she suspects the consequences may run deeper for the birthday child.

“She is not going to go near this family with a 10-foot pole and that unfortunately will affect his child,” Nicole said. 

“He's impacted the kids' ability to make friends.” 

The little boy had made a card and prepared a present for the party, only to be snubbed. Image: TikTok/nikkaloola

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"No awareness. Absolutely none.”

After sharing the story, Nicole said her comments were flooded, not just with outrage, but with parents who had experienced a similar birthday party invite burn.

She still can’t quite decide if it was about saving money or something more intentional.

“Some people were like, no, you're really in control. It's a full power trip thing,” she explained.

Nicole summed up the absurdity with a line that resonated with many parents: why are we treating birthday parties like a nightclub?

“I think at least with a nightclub they are purposefully like, ‘We've got caps. We only want the beautiful people in.’ I think this particular parent just really had no idea the impact of what he was doing,” she explained.

“He had no awareness. Absolutely none.”

Originally published as ‘Was I naughty?’ Child left heartbroken after being uninvited from birthday party