Mother praised for making her triplet daughters share a birthday party

Being a parent of triplets can be difficult, even more so when planning a birthday party.

In a recent Reddit post shared in the popular “Am I the Asshole?” subreddit, a mother of triplets explained why she decided to combine her daughters' birthday parties for their sweet 16 milestone. She explained that she typically gives $150 to each of her daughters to visit separate restaurants and have dinner with their friends. However, the three of them wanted to do something bigger for their upcoming sixteenth birthday.

“For their sweet 16 they want a big party with a DJ, a venue and lots of invitations,” the mom wrote on Reddit. “A venue would cost around $500 and with all the extra things like decorations, DJ, invitations, food. It would be around $1200-$1400 and that's the cheapest we can do. “I can afford that once, but they want three individual parties that would cost over $4,000.”

Due to the high cost of three large groups, she put her foot down and told her daughters no. She did offer some alternative options in case they still wanted separate parties.

“I could organize three smaller parties, but it would be a big hassle to decide who will have the party on their actual birthday, since I can't plan three parties in one day and they have a lot of family and friends in common,” she said. explained. “I was willing to do it anyway, but a smaller party means no venue, no DJ, cheaper food and drinks, and my daughters aren't okay with that. “I tried to explain to them that I can’t afford it, but they just told me to get an extra job.”

The three girls were given a party budget of $1,200 to divide however they wanted. However, the mother wondered if she should do what her daughters asked and get an extra job, or if she was being a bad mother.