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)

?????

Mmm. I think she might get the hint from that!

HOW'S THE HANGOVER RADLEY?

Oh dear, was I shouting ? Such a shame it made you unable to say more than fuck off, tsk.

😂

Im not surprised radleys hungover and the whole expecting her to say pop them over to hers and then mysteriously the younger one would be ok so they may as all come and stay over now was my theory

Hilarious thread and new depths in cheeky-fuckwittery! Been following from the start - well played @AllRoadsLeadBackToRadley!

Bloody hell!

I know I shouldn't care but... is she OK? Like, seriously, there's Cheeky-Fuckerness and then there's this! It sounds like she's properly lost the plot if she thinks that you would have been the most appropriate person to watch her kids, mid birthday party.

Does she have absolutely no other friends or family?

I don't blame you in the slightest for washing your hands of her, by the way! Just struggling to understand what could possibly drive someone to behave like that!

I guess she must have worked herself up so much over the whole thing that the OOH message was a pathetic last-ditch attempt at gaining some kind of power back over you. Very sad really.

I'm glad you had a fun night and I hope your hangover is subsiding!

What a great update!

Hungover. Fuck off. 😂

Fantastic! She's a nutter. Glad you had fun.

Radley you're a ledge.
I bet you hear from her again though! Her Cheeky-Fuckery is literally boundless boundaryless she won't give up that easily. I almost hope she doesn't because your replies are consistently excellent

I read her text to you somewhat differently. I agree that the 'illness' is manufactured, but whereas all of you think it's a plot to spoil the party (and you might all be right), I wondered something else...

I wondered if she got the "you're dumped" text and doesn't want to be dumped (who'd want to be dumped by Radley - she's fucking awesome!), so she 'invents' a reason to bind Radley to her. In her mind, Radley rushes to her side thus spoiling ^Radley's party [= win/win for Jealous CF] and CF and Radley are still mates.

None of you have considered this possibility, but I'm just putting it out there.

I've been watching this thread and have been so entertained. Good on you for standing your ground. Glad you enjoyed the party 🎉

A child that is able to trampoline the next day did not need out of hours care. Paracetamol, at most, was required.

What a massive piss taker.

Oh, there's no doubt that I'm done with her. I think shw knows too, actually- she's burning bridges as we speak! It's quite amusing actually!

There are a few things that, for some reason, she's under the impression that only she knows about me. I don't know WHERE she got this impression as, although I don't advertize them, they're no big secret (not just between my family and friends, I mean ANYONE.) A friend got an email last night, which she forwarded to me, with "revelations " that I'm gay (I call DH my "fluke"), bulimic, a SH (twelve month anniversary coming up for that one, actually!😀), and ending with a comment so horrible- but so amusing to me!- that I daren't post it on here. The one comment alone will provide giggles for the lot of us for the next year at least. My DB nearly spilt coffee over my laptop, he was laughing that much!

She never knew me at all, did she? She knew all of those things- but so does everyone! I'm not friends with people I can't be transparant with! In fact, it's been paramount in the forging of some of my relationships, as I "use" my headshit to an advantage: I can turn to people and say "I understand completely". You can't buy, read about, or google that level of experience! So to think that her "revelations" would actually put people off? Hahahahahahaha!

She is, in fact, the Queen of Tosspots!

Radley she's a cinplete arsehole. You've been through a lot.

Wish you could say the comment

Me too. Scared Mumsnet will ban me! 😅

Absolultely stunned at this woman's malevolence - and sorry for her kids. But well done Radley - a brilliant example of how not to be crushed by bullies.

Delurking to say well played, Radley

She's a right piece of work. The text about the OOH was stupid enough, but she's not doing herself any favours now with the nasty emails to all and sundry.

I HAVE, however, done something which may disappoint you.

I've popped the bookmarks in the mail today.

I don't want the money. It was the kids I promised, as well as her. She won't have bothered finding them anything else, as she'd assume I'd stick to my code of not letting people down if I can help it.

It may seem like a win for her, but, in my head, it's a win for me: all loose ends (pardon the pun) tied up, and being able to walk away with a clear concience.

She really has down her true colours with that email!!!

I'd LOVE to know what she said at the end . I can't see how MN would ban you, surely you only get banned for trolling or being horrible to other posters .

Think of it this way, you've probably pissed her off because she can't use it to speak badly of you and make herself/DC seem victim

You are the bigger autocorrect changed that to bugger, obvious which word I use most! person

I've just PM'd Super with the comment. If she doesn't think I'll get banned, I'll post it.

It was an extremely crude dig at child abuse. Please DO NOT think I take the piss out of child abuse- it was the fact that she thought it would get to me that has creased us all up!

I'm not disappointed in you for sending the bookmarks. You kept your word, and you didn't punish the children for the sins of the mother. And you managed to pun whilst you were about it. Well done!

What did your friend say in reply to her email? I think she will find herself completely friendless if she continues doing that shit. I would be furious to receive an email containing a friend's deepest darkest secrets (even if I already knew them)