{"id":745,"date":"2021-04-07T14:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T13:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.com\/blog\/?p=745"},"modified":"2021-02-11T14:41:15","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T14:41:15","slug":"when-people-dont-show-up-at-your-birthday-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.com\/blog\/when-people-dont-show-up-at-your-birthday-party\/","title":{"rendered":"When People Don\u2019t Show Up at Your Birthday Party"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Birthday parties are a pretty big deal. A lot goes into the planning, you make sure you invite everyone, prepare the food, decorate the place and make sure you have plenty of drinks. So it\u2019s understandable to be a little (or a lot) upset when people don\u2019t show up at your birthday party \u2013 even more so when everyone bails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Coming to terms with it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When people don\u2019t show up at your birthday party, you\u2019re going to have some thoughts and feel some emotions. It\u2019s gonna take a minute to wrap your head around it, and that\u2019s a journey. You\u2019re gonna feel things along the way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>The moment of denial<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When the party started five minutes ago, you\u2019ll have a moment of disbelief and think that everyone is just fashionably late. It&#8217;s weird to be the first one to show up at a party, right? They should be here in a few minutes&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/giphygifs.s3.amazonaws.com\/media\/6v0AOu72sabss\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>Then the guilt sets in<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay, so, nobody is there, nobody is coming. Wait, is it your fault when people don\u2019t show up at your birthday party?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/4T1Bbj4bEQQrY7BD1w\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>It\u2019s time to get mad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No, that\u2019s not right, it can\u2019t be you. They are just not fair. They said they were going to come and they didn\u2019t. How dare they?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/IVDYYv6Cto6LS\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>You\u2019ve never felt so lonely and sad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The anger has dissipated, and you look around and realize that there is nobody there, and you\u2019re all alone\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/n4FSXlTBaRN2E\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>You\u2019ll do anything<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You sit there and try and convince yourself that next time it will be different, you\u2019ll change how you are, you\u2019ll invite more people, you\u2019ll do pretty much anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/giphygifs.s3.amazonaws.com\/media\/Jf0RSDCmhVixO\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>Time to accept it<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s time to just accept it. People didn\u2019t show up at your birthday party and it\u2019s very sad, but it happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/9PeO1Sg5CGmHF5VMzF\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>So, now what?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay, so you\u2019ve accepted the sad truth that is people don\u2019t show up at your birthday party. But, what next? You\u2019ve done all the prep work after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Move on<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s right, you need to move on. Enjoy yourself, it is your birthday after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/giphygifs.s3.amazonaws.com\/media\/G31F1kDElUhe8\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>Celebrate your trip around the sun<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a day to celebrate. Thank yourself for being there. After all, you were the only one who made the effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/ujCQhN8MKzlTi\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>Eat all that cake<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not a birthday without cake, so have the cake \u2013 you can even eat it from the middle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/3oEhmNLxk9uiTbL9Be\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>Get drunk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You literally have enough alcohol for a whole crowd. Even when people don\u2019t show, you might as well put it to some good use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/9oIsb58Vfsro37pvK3\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>Play some party games<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thinking about it, you might need to be a little selective here, but there are some games you can still play even when nobody shows up at your birthday party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/10htoZz7rhLZ6w\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>Dance the night away<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The joy of this is that you don\u2019t need to choose your music to please the room. Put on your favorite jam, and dance all night long. Certainly beats crying yourself to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/26BoCIZBtMOqUTyXC\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>When people don\u2019t show up at your birthday party<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you know what to do when people don\u2019t show up at your birthday party, you can enjoy your celebrations regardless. But what about when people don\u2019t just not-show-up for the party, but they forget it\u2019s your birthday altogether? Check out our blog post on that below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.com\/blog\/when-someone-forgets-your-birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/forgets-your-birthday-header.png\" alt=\"when someone forgets your birthday\" class=\"wp-image-27778\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birthday parties are a pretty big deal. A lot goes into the planning, you make sure you invite everyone, prepare the food, decorate the place and make sure you have plenty of drinks. 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