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

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AllRoadsLeadBackToRadley · 06/07/2017 19:55

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)

?????

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WhatToDoAboutThis2017 · 06/07/2017 23:58

What the actual FUCK?!

She wants you to spend your birthday looking after her kids and then attempting to slee on a CHAIR while someone in snoring in the same room?!?!?!?

I don't even Shock

It makes me angry someone is this fucking cheeky!!!

GabsAlot · 06/07/2017 23:58

@pictish no turns out thy hadnt checked just banned op then apologised and it carried on was astounding what this woman was banging on

ArchieStar · 06/07/2017 23:59

Well this has entertained me for half an hour, thank you OP!!

And happy birthday :) WineCakeFlowersGinBrew

SchadenfreudePersonified · 07/07/2017 00:00

Just as well you are no longer mates - she'll probably have size kids to palm off on you by th time your next birthday comes round . . .

pictish · 07/07/2017 00:00

Oooh right well I'll have a look at that with my morning coffee. Once troll is called I bail.

eternalnamechange · 07/07/2017 00:00

Mumsnet blows my mind every day!

MrsABrown72 · 07/07/2017 00:01

Pretend - sorry, it was a phone auto correct from idiot. Would never use the term in RL or on here. Other word was on auto due to my work/study.
Sorry - will proof read better!

SchadenfreudePersonified · 07/07/2017 00:02

SIX not size - of FFS autocorrect! Angry

(BTW OP, I like your pointy-up thingies - they look like boobies Grin)

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AllRoadsLeadBackToRadley · 07/07/2017 00:02

We are actually giving two people a ride. My DB who would have a 1.5hr bus journey otherwise (hard to explain. The only bus from Stafford goes to Hanley, then he'd have to come nearly half way back agwin just to get to ours, and he has a disabillity) and a good friend and her son, who live far away, and have done countless things for us in the past. This, I can see the difference in. 1. We offered. 2. These people have NEVER taken the piss. I had to actually tell the two people to keep it zipped, due to the pisstakers!

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SweetLuck · 07/07/2017 00:04

Best description of loud snoring ever OP Grin

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AllRoadsLeadBackToRadley · 07/07/2017 00:04

Green yes.

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Pretenditsaplan · 07/07/2017 00:06

Plus how the hell would you get 5 kids in your car its not huge

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AllRoadsLeadBackToRadley · 07/07/2017 00:07

SweetLuck I recorded him at one time! If you think THAT'S bad, once when we were younger and before my DC's came along, he got drunk to the point of feeling sick. I put a mop bucket by his head on the sofa, and he fell asleep leaning over it, so almost with his head in the bucket iyswim. The racket! And I play the accordion- so I know a bit about rackets...this was something else!

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Ceto · 07/07/2017 00:08

So you were supposed to sleep in a chair the night of your party to accommodate her shagfest? Better and better.

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AllRoadsLeadBackToRadley · 07/07/2017 00:08

Pretend I have NO clue how that would have worked! Two journeys I guess- because that wouldn't put us out at all, would it?

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Madwoman5 · 07/07/2017 00:12

My dh went to the same school of nocturnal audible skills as your db! Does he wake himself up with a warthog-fart- snort then mumble before doing it again 10 seconds later?

Pretenditsaplan · 07/07/2017 00:14

I believe his snoring was why i didnt stay over last time radley. Was fine till about 3am

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AllRoadsLeadBackToRadley · 07/07/2017 00:14

DB, no- but DH does! He'll mumble "sorry!" And roll over! It only affects me if I'm struggling to sleep anyway- whereas DB can actually wake me with his and I slept through the Midlands earthquake in 2002

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AllRoadsLeadBackToRadley · 07/07/2017 00:15

I'm going to send DB a link to this thread- he'll piss himself!

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justilou · 07/07/2017 00:15

Pretend - do you honestly think I'd show up empty-handed? I'll be passing through the duty-free on the way out of the airport!

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AllRoadsLeadBackToRadley · 07/07/2017 00:17

Pretend - do you honestly think I'd show up empty-handed?

I assume anyone turning up will be doing so with 10 kids in tow, on a drop-and-run basis? 😂

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ShoesHaveSouls · 07/07/2017 00:23

I can drop my 3 round too, OP? I mean, I know you don't know them, but they're pretty well housetrained and I could do with a night off Wine Wink Grin

HurtyTeeth · 07/07/2017 00:29

I wish HNF could read this thread!

scootinFun · 07/07/2017 00:31

Omg the barefaced cheek!

FeralBeryl · 07/07/2017 00:32

Ooh can I bring mine too? We'll all just sit on your knee on the chair - what could possibly go wrong! Grin**
And Pretend couldn't you just look after the 5 kids? Arlarse...