Seven-Year-Old Insists Local Shop Owner Crashes Her Witchy Birthday Bash
KEY POINTS
- •Bridget Shirvell's daughter insisted on inviting Jason, her local shop owner, to her seventh birthday party starting six months in advance.
- •Jason arrived late to the backyard witch-themed party, assisted with handing out cake, and mingled happily with the kids as requested.
- •The mother valued fostering community in her daughter's life, seeing the invite as a way to build real-world connections beyond screens and playdates.
In a baffling yet heartwarmingly awkward twist, Bridget Shirvell’s daughter planned a witch-themed birthday around Halloween 2025 and decided the star attraction should be Jason, the local shop owner at The Ditty Bag — the place with fancy handmade cards, chocolate chip cookies, and a stamp checkout counter children get to manhandle like pros. Six months before the backyard potion-making party, young Bridget locked in Jason's invite, fully alert to his adult-ness, much to her mother’s discomfort. Jason eventually appeared just minutes before cake-cutting, valiantly assisted in distributing sweets, and apparently enjoyed himself more than a grown adult should at a child's party, affirming community is sometimes just adults crashing your minor’s bash with cookies and ink stamps.
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Only in 2025 does your kid’s birthday guest list include neighborhood shop owners—because who else will appreciate the witch cake and potion masterpieces? We're all just walking disaster zones pretending we have social lives.
If you thought your birthday parties were bad, imagine a grown man signing in at the door with ink stamps and cookies, hoping to blend with seven-year-olds.
Kids these days are more inclusive—seven-year-old throws down an invite to the local businessman. ‘Community spirit’ or ‘awkward icebreaker’? You decide.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 12/21/2025 | Author: Bridget Shirvell
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