"Instead, they had all my friends there for an "Over the Hill" party! The gifts included adult diapers, dentures, hemorrhoid cream, a giant pill sorter, and all sorts of other things associated with actual old people. Worst of all was the cake: black trim icing and a custom image of an old woman plummeting off a hill to a retirement home below with vultures circling above!"
"Everyone thought it was funny; the only thing that kept me from storming out was not wanting to make a scene in front of the entire restaurant and all of our friends. My husband can't understand why I'm so upset, and neither can my kids. It almost makes me not want to go on the cruise they gave me as a gift. My husband and kids are thoughtless churls, and I have every right to be angry, don't I?"
A woman celebrated her 65th birthday at an upscale restaurant where her husband, two children, and friends surprised her with an "Over the Hill" party. Gifts included adult diapers, dentures, hemorrhoid cream, and a giant pill sorter, and the cake depicted an old woman plummeting off a hill toward a retirement home with vultures circling. The celebrant felt humiliated and considered leaving, and wondered whether her husband and children intentionally antagonized her. She reported that her husband and kids could not understand her upset and that the gift of a cruise felt overshadowed. The reply noted many people would find it funny and questioned whether the family misjudged her sensibilities or sought to provoke.
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