An entitled mum wants me to share my graduation party with her 6yo's end of kindy

"When I said no, she accused me of being jealous that a child would steal the spotlight," the 24-year-old shared.

Jessie* is graduating college this year after spending four years completing her degree. 

"I am having a small graduation party in June with my friends and my family at my parents' house," she explained in the Entitled Parents forum. 

She was looking forward to it, until her mum called her and said that a family friend, Amy, suggested that she have a joint party with her six-year-old daughter.

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"She said I was jealous of a six-year-old stealing the spotlight"

The 24-year-old OP explained, "She said that Lila is graduating from kindergarten and said that she looks up to me and wants to share the party with me and we could save money."

But Jessie wasn't having any of it and explained to her mum exactly why it would kill the vibe of the day.

"I said absolutely not and that my graduation party would be boring for Lila and her friends," she wrote. "I would have to tell my friends not to swear or talk about anything adult, and nobody would want to hear about me or my degree because everyone would be focusing on the kid. So my mum told Amy no."

Jessie thought that was the end of it until Amy sent her a direct message saying she "broke" Lila's heart and that she was "self-involved."

She even claimed that Jessie was "jealous of a six-year-old stealing the spotlight."

"Amy said that she deserves just as much recognition for raising kids and getting to this milestone as a parent and I said she sure does and she can do that at her own celebration, not at mine. She said, 'University isn’t a big deal, get over yourself', and that I made a child cry because I wanted the attention to myself."

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"The mother is trying to hijack your party"

Down in the comments, forum members shared their thoughts on the situation. 

"You didn’t make the child cry, the mum did that herself by getting the child’s hopes up before even asking you," the top comment with 3k likes read.

Someone else made the point, "Who on earth has a graduation party for kindergarten? It's literally against the law to NOT graduate from kindergarten, you don't get a medal for it. Jesus wept, man."

Another person agreed, replying, "Yeah, the mum's saying college isn't a big deal, but she wants a full party for her kid graduating kindergarten?"

Then this person suggested telling Amy, "I think graduating kindergarten is a big accomplishment that deserves its very own celebration."

But someone else said, "Don’t waste your time. The kid has no idea her mother was trying to hijack your party to get out of paying for her own.

"What a ridiculous request. I can’t believe your parents even asked."

Originally published as An entitled mum wants me to share my graduation party with her 6yo's end of kindy