Jason and I start dating at the end of December and Makaela's birthday is in March, so we were 2 months in and he was planning her 8th birthday party so I offered to help (since his mom couldn't make it that year). This is also the year that he invited 16 7 and 8-year-olds! I was there to greet the parents as they dropped off the kids and was instantly thrown into EPI pens, food allergies/sensitivities, twins, screaming, and what felt like a million laughing girls.
All the girls get there and I'm mingling with one of Jason's buddies who is there with his daughter and he asks me how I know Jason. Jason failed to even mention me to his buddy, and although we were only a couple months in, I felt like if I’m helping with the birthday party he probably should have said something, knowing his buddy was going to hang around during the party. I didn't really know what to say so said we met through some mutual friends, not knowing how Jason would feel about me sharing that we had met online. For the longest time he wouldn't let me tell his friends or family that we met online, even though his mom was the one that set him up on eHarmony.
The party goes on and next thing you know the 4 (out of 16) girls that are sleeping over have put on their pajamas and the rest of the girls are crying wondering why they can't sleep over. OMG, right!?! The parents come in the middle of this disaster and since we have 16 girls they are everywhere. Parents are asking where their kids are and I have no idea, since I don't even know the kids' names. At that point I remember thinking that the party would be over soon and I could head back to my house, away from the craziness, and have some much deserved wine. I helped with the party until 10PM and then I'm informed I have to get on the road because one of the moms said they were not comfortable with me staying over at the house, since I was just the girlfriend.
Although I should have been happy to escape the craziness of the day, I was pretty offended at the time about the comment from the mom. And it just so happened that the weather had changed and now the roads were covered in ice and I had about an hour drive home, after a hell of a day. I wish I could say I understood where she was coming from, but I didn't. I did understand that Jason just wanted to do what he needed to do to ensure that his daughter had a great day with her friends, and respect the wishes of her friend's parent. Jason is a great dad, one of the qualities that I found most attractive about him.
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