To feel utterly pissed off about this

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DS is in year 6. Every year he invites his best mate over so they can throw loads of Lynx and hair gel on themselves before the school Christmas party, together with 2 other mates (let's call them child B and C). They love it. It's been 6 years now.
This year I've sent the invite .....
His mum says blah blah, me, I'm so busy, blah blah (which I'm used to - she's very me, me, me) and ... He can't come, I've invited the other 2 boys over cos i owe their parents favours and my DH is doing it and he can't cope with any more than the 3 of them
This is after years of her complaining about child B menacing her son. And child C being a drama llama. And the DM of C saying how useless she is, such a user etc etc.
And I've been nice to em all. As is my DS.

And this is what happens.
He's gonna be so gutted.
What do I say to him about why none of the boys are coming to us and why they are going off together without him?

He probably knows already and has in mind a different friend to invite over

He doesn't. He and his best mate were planning what they were going to wear over their x-boxes yesterday.
Sometimes I'm just so tempted to tell these folk what their fellow parents say about them. The parents of these boys have slagged each other off to me over the years, but I just nod non-commitaly, and don't bitch about anyone. And yet. And yet.
Where has it got my lovely boy?
Nowhere. That's where.

That is really horrible of her. I just don't know why the invitation's gone through you, though - why didn't he and his friends arrange it themselves?

Is there anyone else DS gets on with? I would say to the mother that's rotten it's such short notice. Maybe her son doesn't know yet?
Interesting she has such a low opinion of the rest but your boy misses out.
Say to DS his pal's dad made the arrangements and can only cope with 2 extra boys, it's a shame.