Rather fed up with flaky people today, but willing to accept I probably ABU and fuelled by PMT.
For me, when somebody invites me to an event, whatever it may be, they are inviting me because they want me to be there & value my presence. Therefore, I will try my best to get there, if at all possible, because otherwise I feel it is rude & possibly hurtful.
We arranged an evening out between a group of 5 close friends. We meet up in the evening maybe once a month & there is one friend who only comes about half the time and is always pulling out at the last minute with a semi-excuse. When she does come she is always the first to leave. Seems to do plenty with other friends (who we don't know) though. Tonight is no different. Apparently, she'd forgotten, despite the many WhatsApp references to it this week, & anyway she has a cold 
I am starting to think I need to move away from this friendship a bit, because honestly it upsets me.
Then there are the children who come to the Book Club I run at school. I give up a lunchtime every fortnight to go into school, I don't work there & it's not paid. One by one, all the boys have dropped out, and only one has approached me or the teacher to say so. They just don't turn up. Again, I find it rude & can only assume they haven't been taught to consider others- I can confidently say that if my same-age DS (10, Year 6) wanted to quit something, he would at least say to the adult running it.
Just feeling rather fed up with it all & wondering if it's something I'm doing or not doing really.