I'm having a party next weekend. Special birthday and I decided that for just this one occasion, it would be adult only. Hate doing it, because the children are part of our social circle as much as anyone else, but it also means that there's twice as many people in the house. Had it been August, I would have invited them, but not all in the house in January.
Anyway, invites sent with a nice, jokey note on it, 'Much as I love your dear children, this ones grown up only!' Everyone happy with that, they all fancy a night out without the kids anyway!
DH's brother and SIL failed to reply (that was last weeks AIBU!) so I asked him to contact them. They said, most probably yes, but they'd have to bring the kids with them! I shouted 'Oh FFS!' DH got shitty and moaned that they're his family and he hardly ever sees them, and what was he supposed to say?
Well FFS! I only see these people once in a blue moon and their kids are the littlest. 1yr old and 2 yr old. Great! So I'm not having me nieces or my god children there, who are all old enough to just play in one of the bedrooms, but I gotta put up and shut up about two bloody rug rats, which now changes the whole dynamics of the party! How do I explain to one of my other friends who all week has been saying, 'I'm having real trouble with my baby sitter, but I will find one, because I really want to come!'
Bloody, bloody family! I hope she can't get someone to cover her shift at work, so they can't come frankly!