nwr... so im a little mad

im a little mad at my sister.. one is 5 years younger then me she is my MOH and the other one is 2 years older then me.. well my mom turns 60 on December 28th and i thought i would be nice to have a suprise 60th birthday party for her at the knights of colombus near our house its really nice inside and all 3 of us have had our sweet 16 there.. anyhow i called my older sister today and she said no i cant afford that ... if you have one at the house maybe i can help pay for something .. hello my moms house is small how are we going to fit people in it.. i got mad at her and hung up.. (bet if it was a party for her loser boyfriend she would pay what ever).. then i call my little sister and she was like i dont know i have to pay things for your wedding.. (which is true but my mom is going to help her pay for my bridal shower) so i hung up on her to.. i mean for 100 people it would cost me about $2,500 including full dinner, open bar, cake coffee, tea, the hall for 4 hours, tax and gratuity.. i think im just going to pay it all by myself .. i mean my mom has done plenty for us and she has thrown parties for us wether she's had the money or not she always found away.. what do u girls think i should do..

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If this is what you really want to do for your mom and you can afford it, I would say pay for it yourself. Let your sisters assist or help set up things but sometimes you just have to do what you think is right and not worry about anyone else.

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I think its a great idea to have a surprise party for your mom and if you can do it on your own, definitely go for it. Maybe if your sisters see that you're doing this party regardless of their participation, they'll want to help! It's a shame that they're not as excited about it as you are. I'm sure your mom will love anything you do for her!!!!!!!!

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that's really sweet of you, and if you can afford that, I would go for it! I'm sure you mom will appreciate it! Or if you really want your sisters to help, maybe do something together- have a girls night to a broadway play or spa or whatever your mom likes to do- maybe they will participate if there is something more in their price range.

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I agree, if u can afford it def do it.

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I am sorry you are going through this!! If you can afford it, pay for it yourself. It sounds like a WONDERFUL idea!!

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If you can afford it do it. But you may be able to have a party for less money.

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Both me AND my older sister just got engaged and are going to be getting married 5 months apart from each other. We are also each others MOH's. Needless to say were both a little more than strapped for cash but my mom is turning 65 on July 18th so we went out and booked a restaurant for the weekend before her birthday and have planned a whole surprise party for her. She really deserves it after all that she has put up with between the two of us (especially now with the weddings) so we decided that regardless of the fact that the wedding savings is straining our pockets we would do this for her.

How did we pay for it? Well we decided to do this back in January and every week we put away money for it. We're saved for the party the same way we're saving for our weddings!

It really stinks that you're sisters are reluctant to help but I say if you can afford it then you should go ahead and do it because I'm sure it will mean a lot to her and I'm also sure she deserves it!

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im a little mad at my sister.. one is 5 years younger then me she is my MOH and the other one is 2 years older then me.. well my mom turns 60 on December 28th and i thought i would be nice to have a suprise 60th birthday party for her at the knights of colombus near our house its really nice inside and all 3 of us have had our sweet 16 there.. anyhow i called my older sister today and she said no i cant afford that ... if you have one at the house maybe i can help pay for something .. hello my moms house is small how are we going to fit people in it.. i got mad at her and hung up.. (bet if it was a party for her loser boyfriend she would pay what ever).. then i call my little sister and she was like i dont know i have to pay things for your wedding.. (which is true but my mom is going to help her pay for my bridal shower) so i hung up on her to.. i mean for 100 people it would cost me about $2,500 including full dinner, open bar, cake coffee, tea, the hall for 4 hours, tax and gratuity.. i think im just going to pay it all by myself .. i mean my mom has done plenty for us and she has thrown parties for us wether she's had the money or not she always found away.. what do u girls think i should do..

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Maybe you can find a place that is cheaper so that way it won't be so much for all of you. I know that 2, 500 isn't too much money for your moms 60th but maybe you can come to a compromise w/ your sisters.

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If you can afford it.. Do it! That is sooo sweet of you! I am sorry your sisters aren't cooperating with you though! Maybe they will come around

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i think if you can afford you should definately do it.

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If this is what you want to do and you can afford it with your upcoming wedding and al go for it its a very nice gesture.

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Don't feel bad, my two older brothers are like that sometimes....Oh could you pick up the gift?-I don't even ask for the $ and they don't offer.-Most of the time.