Holding grudges against your friends- Should I?

United States
June 5, 2007 9:59am CST
So I have this "friend." She VOLUNTEERED to throw me a baby shower. We had this planned about 3 months ago. So I pick a date and everything is good. She said she'll take care of everything and all she needs is a list of guests. So I make the list and give it to her. Well a couple weeks go by and I wanted to check the status of everything, so I ask her. She says that she has been busy but she will get invitations out as soon as possible. Well this same routine goes on for about a month or so and it finally got to the point where I said that if shes too busy to do it then thats fine, me n my boyfriend would take care of it. But she insists on doing it. Well to make a long story short, she ends of sending out my invitations just 2 WEEKS before my baby shower. So I was a little irritated with that but just let it go, instead of stressing on it. Well, a day before the baby shower, she tells me that she forgot she had something to do on the day of the baby shower and cant make it. I was shocked! but she continue to say that she will still get the food for the party so that I would not have to worry about it. Well the day of the party, we go the store where she ordered the food at to find that she had not paid for the food! So she pretty much left me with the bill. I was sooo hurt! so with all that being said, I have not talked to her since then only because we are co-workers and I had been out for a week due to a death in my family. Well, today is my first day back and I will probably see her. Now, part of me wants to just ignore her and make it known that I am extremely upset and feel extremely betrayed by her, but the other half wants to just be the bigger person and just go on as if nothing happened. What should I do? What would you do if you were me!?
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@Savvynlady (3684)
• United States
5 Jun 07
I know you are hurt, I won't touch that. But, i would tell her IF and that is IF she brings up the subject that you didn't mind helping her with the party, just say so. As far as the food bill, just to give her the benefit of the doubt here, could it be that she didn't make it to the store to pay for it yet when you went to the store? just a thought. I think the best thing to do is let time ease this away and ya'll come back with soemthing.
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@pallidyne (858)
• United States
5 Jun 07
You cannot let it be as if nothing happened, but ignoring her isn't going to solve anything either. I think you should tell her that you want to talk to her after work and confront her with your feelings.
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@Michele21 (3093)
• United States
5 Jun 07
That is so sad, I am sorry she did that to you!! She should not have offered to do it for you if she wasn't going to take care of everything!! I would be upset too, you have every right to be mad. I would just ignore her, if she talks to you I would be nice, but not overly friendly or anything. How could she forget that she had something else to do that day since you told her the date so far in advance?? She isn't a very good or organized friend for treating you that way!!