'I can't believe how stingy this mum was on a playdate'

Her 'petty act' cost the girls' their friendship.

A 'stingy' mum has been called out for refusing to buy her daughter's friend a snack during a recent playdate.

The mum explained her side of the story in an online post, saying that her 1o-year-old was invited to an indoor play area with her best friend, Annie*.

Things were going well until both the girls became hungry.

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"I took care of my kid - it’s not my job to take care of hers too"

"After about an hour of playing, the girls started to get hungry. I packed a snack for my daughter, but Annie's mum didn’t have any snacks on her.

"I told her they sell snacks in the front but she claimed that she didn’t have any money on her and asked me to buy Annie some goldfish. I said sure, transfer me and I’ll grab some."

The other mum refused to do that, so the OP said to her, "I took care of my kid and it’s not my job to take care of yours too."

"She says she paid for my kid to get in so I could cover the $3 for the goldfish," the mum said. "I told her if she wanted me to bring snacks, she should’ve told me when she invited us, but I won’t be wasting $3 for a bag of goldfish because she was unprepared."

The other mum then went up to the front counter and returned with goldfish and some snacks. "I don’t know if she lied about not having money," the mum mused.

"Now she’s being petty by asking me to pay her back for all of the times we’ve used their memberships and guest passes. The girls no longer play.

"I’m going to have to see her at school drop off/pick up, ballet class, gymnastics class... so I wanted to know if I was the a**hole for not buying her kid a snack."

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"Are you 12?"

The comments unanimously declared her the a**hole in this situation and said that she should have just paid for the snacks for the friend. 

One commented: "You mention she has paid multiple times for your daughter’s entrance fees. She clearly doesn’t usually ask you for money or take advantage of the friendship. Now, this strong friendship is in jeopardy because she’s generous with you, but you won’t return the favour in a smaller one-off ask.

"You wanted a transactional friendship and are going to get exactly what you asked for.

"Don’t expect free invitations in the future and make sure to budget accordingly - indoor play costs are way more than goldfish. Was saving $3 really worth it?"

Do you bring snacks for everyone on a playdate? Image: iStock

A second weighed in: "It’s not your job to take care of her child, but it’s basic human decency to return a favour and feel a little gratitude for the free entry.

"Yes, she should have done X Y Z ahead of time but people forget things, it happens. You could have just done her the solid." 

"Do you ever spend money on her kid? Ever let them use a service you already pay for? If not, you're mega the AH. All this is over $3. What are you? 12?" a fourth concluded. 

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Originally published as 'I can't believe how stingy this mum was on a playdate'