I was a teen mum and my son and I went through so much – now I’m spending £16,000 on his birthday party
A MUM who spent £16,000 on her son’s birthday party has insisted it wasn’t always this way, as she’d started her parenting journey as a teen mum.
Summer broke down the specifics of how she managed to spend so much cash, as she admitted she also wanted to make the occasion special for the rest of her family too.
“How much me and my husband spent on our son’s birthday,” she began her TikTok video.
They hired a van “that was literally falling apart” for £1,350, as well as an eight-seater for £790, and petrol for both vehicles for £676 for the whole trip.
They hired out an 11-bedroom house for £4,177, and got a taco bar set up for dinner on the first night for £414.
They also got some groceries and snacks for the house for £144.
The next morning they treated everyone to a takeaway breakfast for £154, before going on a “super fun boat ride” – another £727 – and heading to the beach.
Summer and her husband then surprised everyone with a party bus, which set them back £1,316, and got taken to a bowling alley, where they hired out the VIP bowling room and got all you can eat food for £2,272.
The next morning Summer visited three different bakeries to pick up some treats for the party later, totalling £421, as well as breakfast for £337.76.
She shelled out £1964 on a party planner, as well as a private chef to cook them dinner, which cost a further £1,500.
The last cost was the for the cake – £306.
In total, the entire birthday trip set them back £16,545.
In the caption for the video, Summer wrote: “AND BEFORE I’M ASKED: Yes, he has a college fund, he’s a trust fund kid. He will inherit properties NOT problems.
“But anyways… My son’s only request was to spend his birthday with the whole family so of course me and @Ryan Henning made it happen (with some razzle dazzle).
“I understand $21,000 is a lot to spend on a kids party but we got to support a bunch of small businesses in the process.
“My family also got the vacation of a lifetime, one they wouldn’t have experienced otherwise and that’s what I enjoy doing.”
People were quick to comment on the video, with one writing: “Can’t wait to be in this position for my kids.”
“I absolutely LOVE this and your caption is wonderful,” another added.
“Good job mum and Happy Birthday to your son. Your family is an inspiration.”
“I’m trying to get like y’all!! Kids deserve it,” a third commented.
To which Summer replied and revealed she’d had a different start in her parenting life – as a teen mum.
“They definitely do – as a teen mum my son went through so much with me,” she commented.
In another video on her TikTok page, Summer revealed that before the Covid-19 pandemic, she had worked as a barista, her husband worked in a call centre and they had one car between them.
They launched their businesses after lockdown, and have since become super-successful entrepreneurs.