Submitted by dentalmomma t3_106a239 in springfieldMO
A commercial came on tonight about a story KY3 will be running Monday night. There was a man speaking about a fundraiser that (sounded to me like) he either had a part of or was the coordinator of. The reporter mentioned a fundraiser l, but after it was all said and done the fundraiser didn't produce any money. The man said at the end that he felt "completely responsible." If I'm not mistaken, the fundraiser was to benefit a little girl. The person looked like someone who I've seen be very active in the community. Just curious if anyone knows about this?
Koyoteelaughter t1_j3g5gn2 wrote
I don't, but I can understand the man's frustration and guilt. After my divorce, I wanted to make sure my daughter had a great birthday. So despite not liking my ex-wife, I invited her along with all of my daughter's friends. I paid hundreds for a party room at this place filled with bouncy houses and stuff.
Everyone assured me they'd be there. My daughter was so excited, but in the end, it was just me, my ex-wife, and my daughter who kept wondering why no one showed up. She actually cried. I felt so bad about it that after my ex-wife left, I took my daughter out to the movies, to go bowling, to go play laser tag, to an escape room, and then out for pizza. It ended up be a very fun time for her, but initially, that birthday was a disaster.
To keep her from feeling depressed that her friends didn't show up, I lied to her and told her that I put the wrong date down on the invitations and that's why no one showed up. I made it my fault rather than her having to wonder why her friends didn't want to show up for her.