I bought my 6-year-old daughter a Dior bag – now all her friends’ moms are mad at me but she’ll have it for years

A MOM felt she was judged too harshly over a high-end handbag she had purchased for her young daughter.

Still, she had no regrets about the pricey purchase and didn’t think she had to defend her decision.

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OUT OF THE BAG

Redditor Subject_print_9055 is part of a playdate group with her sister and some other women.

“We’re all in the 30s to 40s range, and our daughters are in the six to eight age range, but we’re all at different life stages,” she said.

While she wasn’t aware of anyone in the group who might have been struggling financially, she admitted that her husband made the most money .

They might not have all been able to afford the same luxuries , but she couldn’t recall any disastrous drama taking place over the past couple of years.

That was all about to change, however.

It all started when one of the girls got a purse, followed by everyone else’s daughters also getting their own handbag.

Seeing as her child was two years younger than the others, she had mixed feelings.

“I didn’t know how to feel about getting her a brand-new purse, but I also didn’t want her to be left out,” she said.

DESIGNER BAG OR BUST

She finally gave in, but her splashy Dior splurge caused a bit of a commotion.

“Now, I only carry designer bags because I like the way they look, and because my daughter wants to be my mini-me, I bought us matching crossbody bags. It was adorable!” she said.

“I didn’t see a problem with it since kids can’t tell the difference, and when we were at our weekly playdate, no one said anything, so I figured no one cared,” she continued.

She might not have seen an issue, but the chat group told a different story.

“All the other moms, including my sister, were texting me saying they felt like we were trying to show off that we had money,” she said.

GANGING UP ON HER

She felt this was particularly “unfair” because she knew they were the ones to constantly bring up their bills and shopping for clothes, while she preferred to stay out of the conversation.

The mom of the first girl to have gotten everyone started on the purse craze called to tell her that her daughter was left in tears.

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“She wanted the same bag for her approaching birthday now and they couldn’t afford it,” she said.

“And while I feel bad, I also think this is just a part of life. Even my daughter doesn’t get everything she asks for because she sees it,” she continued.

She was left shocked by all the attention the post was getting – and also had an update to share.

“My sister and I were able to hash things out over breakfast and [are] back to being BFFs!” she said.

“The other moms haven’t said anything more but my sister says I’m still welcome since play dates are at her house but I don’t know if I’ll go yet,” she added.

OTHERS WEIGH IN

One Redditor shared how she would have handled the situation.

“Sometimes you just need to send a text that says, ‘grow up,'” said one Redditor.

“It’s like they’re still stuck in high school, but with kids now. Just let people live their lives and focus on your own stuff,” another chimed in.

“Exactly, it’s so petty, like high school stuff. Nuts. I don’t think I could deal with that,” another agreed.

Even more people were bewildered by the fiasco caused by the bag.

“The point is ideally she’ll keep it until it is worth something or at least she can have it for years to come,” said a reader.

“When I was struggling in college, my friend and I went to a purse party and all the bags were fake but I wore it like it was real!” a viewer recounted their own story.