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[BenzoBetty]

DS (10) play various sports at the weekend and has just started at a new club.

One of the parents gave me an invite to her sons 10th birthday party that had all our names on.

For various reasons DH and I wouldn't be able to go to the party so I asked the mum if I could drop ds off and then pick him up at the end.

She gave me a real face and then reluctantly said "well ok although its not just a kids party you know" It was clear she wasn't happy with me at all. She wandered off then before I had time to reply.

I feel like a real idiot now. What do I do? Do I just drop him off or not let him go at all?? Was I so unreasonable to ask?

She was probably trying to make friends with some more families - we did this when DS was 6 as despite two years of drop offs at parties and chat at the school gate, we hadn't really made any friends (and we were new to area) so we invited the whole family rather than just the kids to DS's last party. As it happens DH DS and I all have birthdays two days apart so we made it a family party.

Do you like her?

If so perhaps get in touch and say sorry that you can't make it, you won't drop DS as you can see it's a family party, but could they come to you - and set a date.

If you're not fussed, just put it down to experience and decline from all of you I would say unless DS is desperate to go