A mum has taken to the internet to fume about an experience at a three-year-old's birthday party.
The woman was taking her child to the party but had to leave as she was getting annoyed by the birthday boy's mother who was obsessed with taking pictures.
She explained that the children were not able to enjoy themselves as they were constantly being photographed.
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As reported by the Mirror, the mum took to Reddit. She wrote: "We had to follow the itinerary we didn't realise we had. The kids had two group rides, which always came with a photoshoot before each ride.
"Then they were free to play for just another five to 10 minutes before they had to go for another photoshoot with the cake. Then the parents had to take photos.
"Then we had the cake cutting and another round of photos, before food was served." Knowing her daughter wasn't hungry enough for food, she attempted to sneak her out the backdoor to avoid her having a "breakdown" in the middle of the party.
"My daughter didn’t want to eat and I could see she was losing it," she added.
"Especially, since it was a spread of beautifully decorated desserts that weren't offered to anyone at all, so I wouldn’t let her touch them.
"But my daughter leaving triggered her two friends asking to leave, which triggered even more kids demanding to leave. The party ended up getting cut short by 30 minutes.
"The mum is obviously annoyed with me, and I agree I did ruin the party and I knew if my daughter leaves, there’s a chance I'd trigger that snowball effect.
"I believe it's important not to expect society to cater to my child's whims and it’s my job as a parent to make sure she behaves, but I think she had been doing an amazing job not running off and doing her own thing.
"I found the entire party stressful and not fun at all, so I figured my kid probably feels the same."
Most users agreed the mum was right to walk out of the party to cater for her child, others shared a thought for the birthday boy whose special day was "ruined" by his mum's Instagram obsession.
One user said: "Probably an Insta mom looking for 'the perfect picture'.
"My three-year-old would have destroyed that party long before that. You left to stop a meltdown.
"Your kid's emotional needs come before an Insta mum's photoshoot"
Another user added: "It drives me so nuts when people are like 'Oh my gosh we are having so much fun! Everybody stop what you are doing so we can fake smiles and take pictures to show everybody how much fun we are having!'
What do you think, was the mum right to be upset? Let us know in the comments.
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