For the first three years of her son’s life, one Australian mom knew her son didn’t quite understand what all the holiday and birthday celebrations meant, which is why she was thrilled to throw him his fourth birthday party since it was the first year he actually understood what a birthday party was.
Rachelle Briannan planned a small but fun-filled birthday party for her son Taenon’s fourth birthday, and invited 12 kids to come celebrate with him, sing him ‘happy birthday’, and eat the huge superhero cake that she made for the special day. Yet just an hour before the party was supposed to start, every single parent either canceled or wouldn’t respond when Rachelle tried to confirm if they were still coming.
“My son just turned 4 and this is the first time he’s really understood the whole party with friends thing. My heart is literally broken for him!! I’m so hurt and angry,” Rachelle wrote in a post on the Facebook mother’s group Midnight Mums.
Soon after reading Rachelle’s crushing message, moms and members of the Facebook group came together to plan another party for Taenon. A total of 30 kids were able to make it to the new party at a McDonald’s, and even more dropped by with presents or sent online messages wishing Teanon a happy birthday.
“Rachelle was and still is speechless,” Constance Hall said.
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[Featured image credit: Facebook/Midnight Mums]
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