Help me with a "Hell no!" reply, please.

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Seriously- someone left the gate open at Cheeky Fuckerland this week!

It's my birthday in 9 days. (Actually, it's my bday on Monday- but I'm celebrating in 9 days). I don't usually do anything, but it seems like an absolute age since we all got together, so I've organized a curry night at home. A few mates and their kids, music, etc.

I've got a whatsapp group (lazy, couldn't be arsed to send the same text 170 times😂), which the girl in question is a part of. It's been a bit of a riot on there (people suggesting silly themes, etc, all good fun). She hasn't said a word on it.

She pinged me privately and said "my five are excited about next Saturday- they love Aunty Radley's cooking", etc, etc. And then the clanger (I think)

"What time is (my DH) picking them up? It'll have to be before 3 because I've arranged to go out".

Um...HUH?

I said she must have got her wires crossed- she was invited WITH the DC, and I've askrd everyone to arrive at about 5.30-6! (This is why I mentioned the Whatsapp group btw- these details have been mentioned several times on there, with people joking that they'd be arriving by private jet 😂).

Answer: "They'll be fine coming to yours early. I'll bang their sleeping bags in the boot and DH can drop them off about 3pm on Sunday".

I haven't replied.

I don't want to be responsible for five other kids without their parent there! We have no room for them to sleep over either! My DC share a room in a two bedroomed apartment. It'll be a squeeze getting everyone in on Saturday night, but that's always part of the fun.

In a nutshell:

Am I being selfish? I want to let my hair down as much as I can that night- anyone who's read my other active thread will know it's been a stressful month, and I need it!

If IANBU, please help me craft a reply.

If IABU and completely selfish, help me somehow work out a sleepover arrangement? How practical is it to squeeze 7 kids into one roome? (DB will be sleeping over in the lounge, and he snores like a lawnmower on acid, so impossible to share a room with, much as I love him)

?????

Do people like this actually exist on Earth?

I'd send s group text asking all the others if they fancy "keeping an eye on xxx's kids" unfortunately xxx can't attend my birthday celebration as she's going out but would be really grateful if I/we could have all xxx's five kids while she has a night out. Shame she's taken herself off the group, she won't be able to read the positive and eager replies offering to babysit.

She does work msqueen, she works hard at crochet all day (tongue firmly in cheek!) According to her exfriend who thinks that as she has not justified or accounted for every waking moment in a satisfactory way, she should open a free weekend childminding service complete with party curry and sleepovers

I can't believe the cheek of some people!! Well done for standing your ground OP

You were right in your thread title OP: Hell No!!

Rude and entitled. She's shocking

I've had to. She is officially dumped.

And I wish I could tell you I'd done it in a calm, mature way- but I didn't. She sent me a message in response to the "where are we meant to sleep?" message, telling me the kids were crying thwie eyes out, thanks a lot, etc, etc. I should have grown up at this, but I grew down instead...

"Then allow myself to remove all tonight's upset and anguish from your life- ciao! 😂"

(Aware it should have read "allow me" not "allow myself, but meh)

Will report my post, as I didn't realize I'd left that name on- thank you!

You need to screenshot it to the group. She's so entitled that she'll rant and rave at whoever else is invited

OP I think your relationship with this woman needs to drift off again.

Happy Birthday for Monday & have a good party

Oh my god, the gall of it! Some perfect replies on here OP - Following with interest to see what the cheeky bint says in response!

Oh, and I'm WORKing on a crochet order atm! For three baby blankets, not a hammock.

I can't believe my eyes reading this!!!

Christ what a nerve. Some people are genuinely shocking in their level of cheek.

What Ellieboolou27 said has to be sent to the group

I'm finding this very difficult to believe!

Post in the whatsapp group something along the lines of, 'just to clarify-this is my birthday do for my friends and their kids to enjoy a curry here from about 6-11pm, Contrary to the belief of some that I would like to spend my birthday picking up their 5 children at 3pm, looking after them all evening and overnight whilst their parents are going out somewhere else, until 3pm the next day. I just wanted to make sure no one else got the wrong end of the stick!'

Where's she swiped that idea from that you'll be minding her little darlings.

happy birthday

Definitely share this with the group if you have friends in there she'll bitch to!

Definitely share this with the group if you have friends in there she'll bitch to!

Ooooops

Could you crochet her some manners? What a brass neck!

Did she ever say why she herself wasn't coming to your party?

Out to get laid, is my guess.

I think that response may not be understood as it is far too mature.
"YOU upset your kids by getting it massively wrong. I made it clear what the deal was. This is boring me now. Goodbye."