ChattyCathy wrote:

> I reckon that the evening was ruined anyway... Who wants to sit there
> and listen to your hostess embarrassing another guest - whether it
> was 'intentional' or not? I doubt I would have accepted another
> invitation from the hostess myself if I had been one of the other
> guests.

I'm no poker player, maybe Tammy is ... but if I was "near tears"
during the verbal beating, you wouldn't miss it. Surely some of
the other guests noticed how upset she was even if the hostess
didn't. Some party. And the fact that she "couldn't wait to get
out of there" tells me she likely wasn't exactly the life of the party
after that. If these people know her, surely there would be a pall
because people must notice she was still upset.

Not saying what Tammy should have done, but I would have made
it an early evening at the very least. It's the hostess (and I use
that term lightly) who ruined the evening, not Tammy.

nancy