Mum’s petty act costs daughter her friendship with bestie

“I took care of my kid, and it’s not my job to take care of hers too”

A daughter has been left embarrassed, and her relationship with her bestie left in an awkward situation, after her mum refused to buy a $2 snack at a playdate.

Labelled “selfish” and “stingy”, the woman took to a parenting forum to ask if she was in the wrong but was roasted for her bad behaviour. 

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“I took care of my kid and it’s not my job to take care of hers too”

The mum recounted the incident to the forum, saying, “Sophie’s mum called me... and Sophie wanted to know if Ellie could come and play. 

“She offered to put me on her membership card so it would be free for me so I got Ellie in the car, and we met them at the playground,” she added.

After playing for an hour, the girls told their mums they were getting hungry.

“I packed a snack for Ellie but Sophie’s mum didn’t have any snacks on her,” she wrote.

“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 Sophie some [crackers].”

The posting mum said she’d be happy to buy the crackers on the condition Sophie’s mum would transfer her the cost.

“She says she paid for my kid to get in so I could cover the $2 for the [crackers],” the mum continued.

“I said no, I took care of my kid and it’s not my job to take care of hers too.

“I told her if she wanted me to bring snacks she should’ve told me when she invited me, but I won’t be wasting $2 for a 50-cent bag of [crackers] because she was unprepared.”

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Would you jeopardise your daughter's relationship for $2? Source: iStock

“Now she’s being petty”

Sophie’s mum went to the canteen and returned with snacks, which angered the posting mum even more.

“She went up to the front and I don’t know if she lied about not having money but she came back with [crackers] and fruit snacks,” she said.

The mum wrote Sophie’s mum is being “petty” for requesting she repay her for “all the times” she’s used her indoor play membership to get a guest pass.

“Now she’s being petty... We’re not getting along,” she revealed.

“I’m going to have to see her at school drop off and pick up, ballet class, gymnastics class, and the girls' weekly playdates, so I wanted to know if I was the a****** for not buying her kid a snack? Though they regularly pay for us to join them on outings.”

Will their friendship come back from their mothers' quarrel? Source: iStock

Talk about a roasting

The thread amassed over 2500 comments, with a majority of replies agreeing the poster was “ungrateful” and “stingy”

“When I pack snacks, I pack snacks for all possibilities of children needing snack. Otherwise, it’s just not nice to let your kid eat something in front of their friends,” wrote one parent.

Another parent advised, “You were invited to a place for free that you would otherwise have had to pay for. You only packed snacks for your child? Why didn’t you also take snacks for the other child?

“Yes, you did not have to do so, and that child is not your responsibility, but if I was meeting someone for a playdate for my child, not paying to get in, knowing, at some point, both girls were going to be hungry, I would have packed snacks for both, as a thank you for the invitation and just because.”

A mum took to the comments and reminded the poster about always helping out a fellow parent in need.

“As a mum, I’m constantly helping other mums with whatever they need: Snacks, wipes, Band-Aids, water and sunscreen. Not just my friends but random folks at the park too. And folks are always helping me out. It’s hard enough raising a kid, we can’t shut each other out. It always comes back around.”

One poster even called out the ridiculously low amount she was asking for, “If someone asked me to transfer them $2, I’m rolling my eyes big time. It’s petty, especially when someone gave you something likely far more valuable.”

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Is this the end of a friendship? Source: iStock

A lost friendship?

While Ellie’s mum may not be willing to pick up the cost of the snacks, it may end up costing Ellie her bestie.

“Don’t be an idiot. Apologise. You might care about 50 cents. But your daughter will lose her best friend. And that is worth a lot more.” scolded one commenter.

“Sophie’s mum picks up the tab for your outings through memberships and guest passes on a regular basis, and you can’t spring for $2 for snacks? Poor Ellie, it sucks for her that she’s about to lose a best friend because I promise the invitations to outings and weekly playdates are pretty much done because her mum doesn’t understand reciprocity,” another warned.

We wonder if Ellie’s mum will end up changing her mind and save her daughter’s relationship with her bestie- we’ll never know!

Originally published as Mum’s petty act costs daughter her friendship with bestie