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

[AllRoadsLeadBackToRadley]

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)

?????

Always one poster who comes along to play disapproving mother 😒
Her sick kid is not your responsibility, she should have a plan in place with her family or the kids' dad (if he's around?) to babysit in emergencies.
Ridiculous that she thought you'd drop your plans to have the others, highly suspicious that the child suddenly became ill in he night of the party though.

I'm sorry but if I needed my children looked after, to take one to OOH, it wouldn't be my mate who was having a birthday party that night that I'd ask. It just wouldn't.

Agree, if I knew my friend was hosting a birthday party she would be the last person I tried - she sounds jealous that you were having a good time

She What ??????

Yeah she clearly just tried the guilt trip to ruin your night no matter what. Can't believe after the text you sent her that she even thinks you're still friends! (Loved that text too ). Hope the hangover eases soon.

and just because you have a hangover. Op Watch this

and just because you have a hangover. Op Watch this

damm gif didn't post

(((((Hugs))))))) OP

damm gif didn't post

(((((Hugs))))))) OP

Please tell us you haven't responded?

Or if you have, that it's in the same immature rational tone of your last one

last try, then i'm giving up

last try, then i'm giving up

Shagzilla is definitely consistent... let's give her some marks for that!

Glad your party was a blast, Radley. I'm nursing a hangover too. (Bloody bastard neighbours dropped in with champagne and forced it down my neck!)

GOOD MORNING RADLEY!

How's your head?

Yo Radley. Good night?

So, big fry-up with all the trimmings...?

As for barking one, she needs to grow up.

Your exfriend isn't very bright, is she, Radley ? Glad you had a great birthday and for the sore head.

Wow, been lurking since the start. It's just not going in is it?

WE. ARE. NOT. FRIENDS. ANYMORE. DO. NOT. CONTACT. ME. AGAIN.

Urgh ignore that text. Her parents are nearby. They're not her first port of call? No let's call the birthday girl at her party to guilt trip her. Just plain mean.

Hope you had a great time and your head recovers. Plenty of helps I find

How does she realise you are no longer friends?

You might need to spell it out for her because she seems to struggle with her grasp on reality.

Text:
We are not friends.

Nothing more, nothing less. Don't get dragged into "I hope your DD is ok" because it is just a gateway for arsefuckery grade selfishness on her part.

"I've just found a ping from last night saying that she was in a panix- she wanted to take the youngest to OOH with a temperature, and COULD I GO AND LOOK AFTER THE OTHER FOUR!"

Wait - what?? She expected you to leave YOUR party to babysit her children? I am speechless.

Serious Q.

Does she have some sort of problem with people celebrating Birthdays ? or just You and Your birthday ?

I don't have Cheeky Fuckers asking me for things, but if I did, I'd love to answer every text with
NOPE.

Just NOPE.

Wow.
Glad you didn't see that text last night. Obviously you wouldn't have left your own party to do some impromptu babysitting anyway, but the suggestion might have cast a dampner.

Slightly odd that she still thinks she has any power to ask favours of you, but we already knew she was a cheeky fecker.

She is obviously, seriously batshit. Do not even try to reason with crazy.

Just put it out if your mind. There was no temperature and no trip to OOH. It was just a guilt trip.