Poll of the Day > Have you ever had nobody show up at your birthday party?

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I once had some kid show up a week early to my sixth birthday party. That was funny, I was still in my underwear when he knocked on my door.

There was once when my brother and I had a joint birthday party and it seemed like most people acted like it was just his birthday and not mine?

I had two friend groups in high school and one didn't like the other so they didn't show up to one of my birthday parties once, but the other did.

No, I thought no one would come to like my 10th birthday because if was a pool party and it was pouring all morning. But people came and then it stopped raining so we could go swimming.

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I've never had a birthday party that I can remember.

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No. But I also had some birthdays as a kid where I didnt really have a party there would just be a cake maybe. Some years I was lucky and got a party though and a bunch of friends would come

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why would randos ever show up to a b-day party?

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Never had one. Also had no one that should have come. So it worked itself out.

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Never had one

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No.

I kinda feel like one person (out of several) showing up would be more depressing than no one. Still, never happened to me as a kid. I only had a few parties but always had 3+ people show up for them.

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there are three people who voted yes. I demand stories.

When I turned 8 my parents did a combo bday party for my sister and I and none of my friends showed up

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One reason that I don't have birthday parties is because I'm afraid no one will show up.

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No. I don't think I had a ton of birthday parties. Like big ones. I did have sleepovers instead sometimes. People always showed up to that. And they also showed up to any regular parties I had. At the very least, I was well known, if not popular...

Had my friends not shown up to the party, I still would have had family. I had a bunch of cousins within 3 years of me. And we still would have played together. So, there's that, as well...

THEGODDAMNBATMA posted...

There was once when my brother and I had a joint birthday party and it seemed like most people acted like it was just his birthday and not mine?

My Grandma's birthday is 6 days after mine, and my sister's is the day before. We normally have separate birthdays, but we once had a joint one. There were three cake. One was a picture of my sister (those cake where you can print a picture on it), one was a cake that said, "Happy Birthday, <Little sister's name>", and the other said, "Happy Birthday <Little sister's name>, <My name>, and <My grandma's name>!" So, I know the feeling. Obviously, the whole family was there for a all three. And we had our friends who celebrated, as well... But it was kind of weird... My sister got 2 & 1/3 cakes dedicated to her. And my grandma and I got 1/3 each, so...

THEGODDAMNBATMA posted...

I had two friend groups in high school and one didn't like the other so they didn't show up to one of my birthday parties once, but the other did.

I feel that's rude. My friend's have put aside differences to celebrate my birthday instead of being this petty... But I guess it depends on the people and why they didn't like each other...
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KogaSteelfang posted...

Also had no one that should have come.

What about people from school?

YoukaiSlayer posted...

I kinda feel like one person (out of several) showing up would be more depressing than no one.

Actually, one girl made it work. After the party, they became best friends. There was some story online about it. It seemed sad, but had a happy ending, I guess...

YoukaiSlayer posted...

I only had a few parties but always had 3+ people show up for them.

3 also isn't a bad number in some case. My best friend once had a party where he invited me, A a friend of both of ours (his mom was basically aftercare for many of the school students), and a friend of his that was a year younger (that I saw a few time years later when I went the same school as him for a little while)...

CarefreeDude posted...

When I turned 8 my parents did a combo bday party for my sister and I and none of my friends showed up

Did you ever find out the reason why?

fishy071 posted...

One reason that I don't have birthday parties is because I'm afraid no one will show up.

I remember being worried about this, too. But part of the reason why was that I was the new kid...
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Ive only really ever had one actual bday party (the kind youre referring to ie organised by parents with kids invited) and thats when I was turning 13, errbody showed up.

In later years when a bday party would be inviting 20-30 to go to a club and/or dinner yeah obvs some people would show up and some wouldnt thats just life

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THEGODDAMNBATMA posted...

there are three people who voted yes. I demand stories.

I threw a party for my 30th birthday, and no one showed up. Granted, I only invited three people, but still.

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As a kid, was a skid, and no one knew me by name
I trashed my own house party 'cause nobody came

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I've never had a birthday party.

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if nobody shows, how is it a party?
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I think the only time that actually happens is in sitcoms, since usually you can get commitments from people. When I was young -- if you can imagine me ever being young -- my folks limited how many kids could come to my birthday parties so even if somebody couldn't make it, I wound up inviting somebody else.


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LinkPizza posted...

What about people from school?

No. No one from school liked me, or would have came anyway.

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