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)

?????

Update please OP!!!

I know I'm late to the party but it took me a couple of hours last night and a bit this morning to get through 28 pages! Congratulations Radley this is the first time I've attempted to get to the end. Place marking to see if she shows next week I also have 3 extra tabs open for your police story and 2 of the Workzilla threads, so may lose a few more hours today!
Happy birthday, sounds like it will be a fab party!

If you don't reply you will end up with five kids to look after

Place marking, so I offer up my latest instance of Cheeky Fucker-ism:

Found out last week that one of my DC's class mates has been told by his mother to go and play at my house after school until she finishes work! Now, I'm very much a 'more the merrier' type and if she'd have asked I'd have happily said yes, but to not even ask?!

Happy birthday OP. Will remember to check in for updates on Saturday night.

Coffee What a cheek, I hope you said no

Coffee - these CFs must be breeding! They're everywhere at the moment. Do you think they read MN and instead of going 'OMG that's terrible' (like normal people) they go 'OMG that's a brilliant idea'!

Happy Birthday today OP

Ha ha! Yes, probably MachineBee.

I felt really bad Missrubyring, as I only found out when he told me when I told him that he couldn't come in that day, as we were just off out to the beach, and that I would take him but I already had a full car. Poor boy looked like he was going to cry.

Oh no poor boy, it's especially bad when it's the children that suffer because of their cheeky fuckeriness.

Coffee WTF? Have you contacted his parents to ask them if they were on glue what they think they are doing by sending him round without asking you? Poor kid.

I bet these are the same people that spend every waking hour bleating all over social media about how their family is their 'world' and how they are 'making happy memories'. More concerned with appearances and people liking their posts and photos, than what's best for their kids. I feel so sorry for that poor boy - and for you for being put in that position!

Well thanks a lot Mumsnet, not only did it take me ages to get through this one, I then somehow lost another 7 hours catching up on all 4 Workzilla posts! Love a Cheeky Fucker thread, I know such boring people IRL!

No, LazyDailyMailJournos cheeky fuckers like that are on social media talking about how it takes a village to raise a child. Shame they i) don't ask the other villagers and ii) don't raise other villagers' children.

I haven't said anything to the mum no, as I know why she's done it, and I would have said yes if she'd asked, and mostly because there's not long left till the end of term anyway.

He's sat in the lounge now

Nothing is going to happen next. CF won't turn up as she has been told no in no uncertain terms, while everyone else has been made aware of her brass neck. She'll slink off and find someone else to take the piss out of. The end.

Coffee why haven't you said anything? I'd text - we're going out please collect

I knew she was at work Green!

Been following your posts Radley and in awe of your responses ( and pretend's planned defence of your home). Also delurking with goose pretend and sisters as a fellow ex Stokie nearer-to-Stone type person! Will be waiting to see what happens next Saturday.

Coffee was the beach day a different day? (as you say he is at yours today)

Where did he go? Or did you cancel the beach?

I can't believe how entitled and cheeky some people are. It's shocking.

Well I think you are being totally unreasonable, why on earth wouldn't you want to squeeze in more children and look after them at your own birthday party. Honestly, so selfish!

Happy birthday OP.

Happy Birthday!

Phew, just managed to get to the end of this thread and can't believe the cheek some people will go to. Amazing. Can't wait for Saturday to see if single mother of 5 (wondering if they all have the same Dad, yes I'm bloody nosey) does in fact turn up with her brood. Feel sorry for the poor little huggers if they get foisted off on anyone if there's a sniff of a shag on the horizon. Will wait for Saturday with baited breath.

Buggers not huggers, bloody spellchecker.