We have a rare child free day and night .....

[MyballsareSandy]

..... so DH and I have planned a lovely walk later this afternoon, to a little pub with an open fire, great food, good wine. Really looking forward to it, spending some time alone.

Mentioned this to a friend yesterday when we were talking about the weekend - she has just sent me a text saying she's managed to get a babysitter and would love to join us, what time are we setting off etc.

WTF!!

Help me compose a reply please.

No. Really? Do people like this actually exist!?!

After her reply about you being rude I would reply 'no, being rude is inviting yourself on me and my husbands date night and then complaining when I say no'.

I really think you need to be blunter with morons like this.

You just need to reply "bit rude?? Ha ha ha "

Well? Did you reply?

And I hope you had a great date.

Did she turn up op.Or was it just you and your hubby having a lovely night.

We had a lovely evening thanks, and no she didn't turn up!

She's married, she meant the two of them joining us, not just her. But then DH would have spent the evening mostly chatting to him, and I would have been chatting to her. Not what we intended at all.

I didn't bother replying, can't be arsed to get into a dispute with her but have decided to back off a bit as I find her behaviour increasingly odd.

We spent NY eve with her family at our house, with another family, all very nice. Then last Sunday I invited another family for lunch as we had turned down an invitation to theirs on NY eve. Well this nutty friend heard about last weeks lunch and sent texts along the lines of "where's our invite", "heard is at yours for lunch! my kids would have loved that".

Beyond weird. Social media has a lot to answer for as a few years ago everyone was oblivious to who was doing what, whereas now a lot of people put every movement on there.

Is she a Klingon?!

Some people can't stand missing out. Some like to think they are 'queen bee' in the centre of everything.

There have been various threads about shockingly brass-necked things people have ever experienced - OP, this would definitely qualify!

R.e. the "where's our invite", I had an Ex-BF (who was a bit of an arse but had mutual friends with me and DH) message me the DAY AFTER OUR WEDDING saying "congratulations, saw the photos, sorry you didn't invite me as I'd have loved to catch up with all my friends who were there". I mean, what?!

Wow that is brass balls HoVis! Not even, 'I would have loved to see you married' but 'i wanted to see my mates'. Did you respond?

Op she sounds too strange and clingy.

I think you're right to back off and I would continue to do so.

She is a clingy freak!

"There's Klingons on the Starboard Bow" as the song went.

She sounds very weird. Very presumptuous. Is she some sort of social outcast or something? If not then she soon will be if she carries on like this.

Glad she didn't show up and you enjoyed your evening.

How weird is she?!

Grr, how frustrating that u were worried as to what to text back so as not to offend or cross wires yet she's so bloody thick skinned that she just straight back called u rude, I hate that!
Like your first draft message I always used to over explain and apologise for my reasoning about things but now I just reply, no, I can't do that or no, I don't want to for example. I don't have to explain or justify myself, its a great relief to be able to do that now, I used to find it hard saying no.
I understand u not replying to her rude text but I wouldn't have benn able to stop myself, cheeky mare!

Glad u enjoyed your evening

She is odd and clingy. I think your right to back off from her.

Why did you even reply at all?
I would have just turned the phone off and headed out to enjoy my day. Maybe later that evening text a reply saying 'oh gosh, really sorry just got your text from earlier. Must have been out of reception or something... hope you had a nice day anyway.' and leave it at that.