U/namenerd77 ended up posting an update. She confronted the birthday mom at school (renamed Karen for privacy) and here is how the convo went:
“Karen: I hope the girls enjoyed my daughter’s party the other day. I know my daughter had lots of fun.
Other mom: Haha, yeah, I was actually wondering about the whole getting all the bears thing. The kids seemed pretty upset afterward.
Karen: Oh yeah, we wanted our daughter to have a special animal decorated by each of her friends.
Me: Oh, okay. I was just wondering why the kids didn’t get to keep their bears. I even pitched in a little bit of money, assuming the bears would go to the kids.
Karen: Well, I didn’t have enough money for each of the guests to make their own; that would get pretty expensive! If you want your money back, I’ll see about getting it back to you. I don’t really see the problem, though.
Me: Okay, well, the kids were forced to give away their new creations. Obviously, they are going to be upset about it. I also don’t see why your daughter needs all these animals.
Karen didn’t respond and walked away right after, probably offended.
What bothers me is she said she ‘didn’t have enough money for all the kids to have one,’ but she did have enough for her daughter to get eight bears. Just doesn’t really make sense.
Now, I admit I’m not the most confrontational person, so I probably should have talked to her more about it. Anyway, I guess we sort of worked it out, no one’s fighting, so I’m not sure I’m going to mention it to her again. Sorry, this wasn’t the most satisfying ending. But thanks for all the love and support, it means a lot.”
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