I Booked The Venue, Covered The Dinner, And Even Bought Personalized Gifts... - Best Reddit Stories I Booked The Venue, Covered The Dinner, And Even Bought Personalized Gifts For Everyone For My Birthday. When I Showed Up, The Room Was Empty. Two Hours Later, My Brother Posted Photos Of Them All Bowling Across Town. I Didn’t Say A Word. I Just Sent A Group Text: ‘Good Luck Covering Your Bills Without Me.’ The Next Day, Their Messages Went From Jokes To Begging — I Never Replied. When David planned his birthday — booking the venue, covering dinner, and even buying personalized gifts — he thought his family would finally show him they cared. Instead, he walked into an empty room… only to find out they were all bowling across town without him. Humiliated and heartbroken, David made a decision that would change everything: he cut them off financially — and watched quietly as their carefully hidden world began to crumble. This is the story of how one man stopped being the family’s safety net, chose himself for the first time, and found peace in the wreckage they left behind.