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We've come out to soft play, and there is a party with about half the children from ds1's nursery. The other parents keep looking over at me reading my paper.

All I wanted was to ignore my dc for an hour or 2!

Only the party holder will know you weren't invited, the others are probably wondering why you're sitting on your own!

why weren't you invited?
[nosey]

We once had a soft play party on the same day as another child from the same school (accidentally). We lost one little girl (whose parents hadn't stayed so I was responsible for her) and had a panicked couple of minutes until we realised she had followed the wrong group into their party room and was sat eating with them. The other party hadn't noticed the addition!

awkward, lol.

Nah, they know because ds1 was the only one not to go into the shitty party room for dancing. And then cried when his bestie left.

No idea why he wasn't invited. I don't mind him not being invited. Though all the parents there were described as 'the alright afternooners' by my snobby friend

Don't sweat it x

What does that mean? Because they say "Alright?" instead of "hallo?"

I thought i'd put this in chat

They're the kids who don't live in council houses

What a nasty lot of people.

Your ds sounds best off out the party to be honest. Who doesn't include a child because of the type of house he lives in? Fucking snobby bastards.

What have council houses (or lack of) got to do with afternoons?

The nursery are split into 2 sessions, mornings and afternoons. The.morning session look down their nose at all but a few in the afternoon.

There is nothing wrong with.council houses. In fact the ones around here are all new build and much nicer than where I live.

Haha, nursery session snobbery

Haha, nursery session snobbery! I remember that. We had same at DS and DD1's nursery. You're not in Surrey are you?

What a bunch of morons. Hope your DS enjoys his soft play session!

Last year when ds was 4 I asked some friends to meet us at soft play on his birthday, not for an organised party, but just to get together and let the children play. Then ds received an invitation from a girl at nursery whose birthday is the same day as his, inviting him to a party at the same soft play place. Was a bit awkward seeing them there!

Ds1 was invited to a party at a soft play where the kids head teacher happened to be with her dc. Poor thing was inundated by helpers to look after her dc. She looked v uncomfortable.

this happened to us once. Party mum very graciously came over and invited dd to join the party and muttered something about wondering why we hadn't replied to invitation. Never established whether dd actually invited and it went missing or whether party mum embarrassed. DD had a party bag and party food and played with ehr friends and was happy.

Hope your DS enjoys his soft play either way and you manage a coffee in peace (well as mcuh peace as soft play allows)

The afternooners watch JK in their onesies till lunch. Lazy cahs.

<adjusts dressing gown>