wibu to think I had been invited to the party?

[andpeakaboo]

I often babysit for a lovely family. On Tuesday I was asked if I was busy Saturday because they were having a 60's themed party for the dads 50th birthday starting at 6PM. I said I was free and the mum said 'great see you then'

Saturday comes, I spend ages doing my hair and make up in 60s style and had trawlled charity shops for suitable clothed.

I turned up at the house at 6.20PM as I didn't think they'd want everyone turning up bang on 6PM.

I was greeted at the door by a very flustered mum and she said 'thank God we thought you weren't coming' and both parents flew out the door and got in their car.

It suddenly dawned on me that I'd not been invited and was actually babysitting!! I was mortified. When the parents rolled in at 1am the dad clocked I was in 60's gear and said 'you knew you were babysitting, right?' I was so embarrassed I said 'yeah of course, I thought it'd be fun to do 60s things with the kid's

Wibu to presume I was invited?

That is hilarious! But good thinking to say you wanted to do 60s with the kids!

I probably would have been honest and said "actually no because you didn't mention babysitting just a 60s themed party when you asked if I was free. I should have clarified things when you asked me".
I probably wouldn't want to babysit again after that.

I would have misunderstood too as I would have assumed the kids would be going to their fathers 50th birthday party....

Friends did this with the husband's boss, twice. On walking holiday in mountains they were invited round to bosses second home for a meal. Turned up in cleanest jeans and sweaters to a dinner party with guests in lounge suits and cocktail dresses.
Months later, back home, invited to a 60s evening at a hotel by same boss. They went to some trouble to look the real thing with tie dye, headbands, face paint, beads and bells. Were shown into a private room with tables laid for dinner, other guests in black tie and a small group 'hotel style' playing 60s numbers.
He got a name for being eccentric which didn't harm his career but his wife has never forgotten or completely forgiven him!

OP, I know it's not the point but I don't understand flares and knee high boots? Did you tuck the flares into the boots - in which case the flare is hidden? Or wear the flares over the boots so you couldn't see they were knee high? I need to know!

Unbelievably funny

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Ogod I would be waking up at 3am every night for years bathed in a cold sweat about that!

This!
Eeeeek I feel so bad for you but I still laughed so much reading it sorry

Oh no, that's a nightmare.

I would also be breaking out in cold sweats.

Why on earth would they tell you about the party theme, and when it started, rather than what time they needed you at the house?! Totally their fault, this one! Well done on the styling it out, I think I would have had someone bring me a change of clothes.

I can just imagine them driving to the party, going "Hang on, did she have psychedelic clothes and white knee high boots on?... Oh, shit!"

I was wondering about the boots and flares, too. Next time I'd go with hotpants.

How embarrassing.

Sounds like 70's not 60's.

Oh god oh god.

I'm sure it's fine, just change your name and quietly move to a different town so as to never risk bumping into them ever again.

This is amazing hahahaha

They're lucky it wasn't me, I wouldn't have been heading to the 'party' til about 8 o'clock.

Mortifying! I'd have had to leave the country to avoid seeing them again. Well done for your quick thinking.

Oh I feel sad for you OP especially as you had gone to all that effort to get dressed up.

After reading your update I am even more sure YANBU. Since you are not only their babysitter but also a former colleague of the mother and have previously been invited to their parties it was understandable to think you were invited to this one. I bet they are embarrassed too as they were unclear.

If you were a guest at hers it's not BU to assume you'd be a guest at his. Not just the babysitter. But I'm cringing for you

Thread of the day, if not week!

I would DIE!!!!!!

I'd have got on the gin and fags when I got home. To calm the nerves you understand. And probably cry.

Amazing they didn't notice you were in full fancy dress.

Unless you had ever socialised with them then i would have assumed it was an invitation to babysit.

Did they not notice your fancy dress outfit when they answered the door to you? Most odd.

Gin, fags, tears and then more gin here too. And cold sweats, probably interspersed with hot flushes.. Plus 'aaaaaarggh' repeated in different keys all day for weeks afterwards. Thank God for gin.

No, don't do 80's!
Next time just go all out in 20s flapper girl!!

MardleBum guessing you haven't read the thread then
OP you've made my night and have reinforced exactly why I always refuse invites to fancy dress events!