A father's choice to attend his girlfriend's church event over his grandson's first birthday party creates tension and leads to an uncomfortable conversation.
Today’s Original Poster (OP) experienced this when her father opted to attend his girlfriend’s church event instead of his grandson’s birthday party. Spoiler alert: it led to one uncomfortable conversation.
First birthday parties might not stick in the baby’s memory, but for parents, they’re the Oscars of parenting milestonesThe author’s father had confirmed his attendance for his grandson’s first birthday, but ended up calling to ask if the party could be rescheduledHe decided to go to his girlfriend’s church event instead and would later text to say that he would not be able to come to the party anymoreThe father would later call but refuse to apologize for not showing up for his grandson’s first birthday celebrationHe claimed he couldn’t have known the church event’s length, but the author pointed out attending was his choice in the first placeparty at a local kids venue. The date had been locked in months in advance, and guests—including her father—had RSVP’d “Yes.” Everything was pretty much in order. However, just days before the party, her dad made an interesting request. He wanted to know if the event could be rescheduled. What was the reason, you might ask. It was because his girlfriend’s church was hosting an event on the same day. Rescheduling wasn’t really an option, so he promised to show up, even though he would be late, but the OP was fine with it. Hours into the party, however, her dad texted saying he wouldn’t be able to make it to the party at all because he didn’t want to leave the The OP made it a point to note that her dad wasn’t even a devout churchgoer. In fact, he’d made it clear he doesn’t enjoy attending, but goes along to keep his super religious girlfriend happy.called the next day, but it wasn’t to apologize. Instead, he blamed the situation on the event running longer than expected, claiming it was out of his control. But for the OP, it wasn’t necessarily about his physical absence— it was about the choices that led to i
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