It’s odd she invited me?

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I’ve become friendly with a work colleague, met up for dinner a couple of times, I gave her a lift to work when her car was in the garage.

She’s a single mum with an eight year old girl. She’s messaged me to say she’s booked a caravan for a week for her and her daughter and did I want to come.

We’re definitely not close enough to go away for a week, I’m childless so in the nicest way any time I go away it will involve going out in the evening and lastly a caravan is very small/intimate.

Exactly aren't people awful running people down.
If you think that that there is something wrong with a human being on this planet asking another human being to join them on something then you are the weird one.

I wouldn't want to go away in for a caravan holiday with a colleague and their child. I'd just make an excuse or tell her it's not your thing but suggest something else - a lunch or dinner when she gets back.

I’m really not sure where the fancying me has come from. She’s divorced from a man and only talked about dating men.

She hasn’t mentioned money or made it seem like someone pulled out.

She has a couple of sisters, close to her mum and I think she has friends through her daughters dance school as they go away to competitions on the weekends. So no idea why I’ve been asked.

I know this will sound bitchy but why in the world would I want to waste a weeks holiday, shacked up in a caravan with someone I barley know and an 8 year old. Sounds like hell. Not being snobby either as I grew up having caravan holidays and they are fine as a family but not in this situation.

Maybe not odd..she's single. She needs to be pro active in finding friends if she is also a single parent.
Just respond according to your thoughts .. no, yes or whatever. Ita not a big deal I don't think. We all need friends I think its nice she asked you.

Fine then you just say no thanks. No need to go on about it.

She’s just asked. She must like your company. Just say thanks so much for the invitation but you can’t make it. It’s not that odd

She probably values the friendship more than you do. To you she's a colleague but I suspect she values the friendship and thought it would be nice for you to come along. It's fine to decline but don't be mean about it, just say it's not your thing.

I think that’s a bit odd if you’re not best pals and I think she should discuss it with you before booking.

Maybe someone has let her down and she has a place to fill.

My first thought was she sees you as a potential babysitter. Have you met her child or not?

Don’t feel obliged to go though. I’d feel uncomfortable sharing a caravan with a mother and child I don’t really know. As they say, don’t mix business with pleasure.

I don't think it sound all that odd. Maybe another friend dropped out. If there's space for another person she thought why not?
If it's really far away you can say you're too busy to travel. If it's not that far and you would quite like to, you could say your busy most of the week but could come down for 1 night? It might be fun? Or she might be planning on going mad partying and wants a free babysitter? Haha.

Just say no then

well you seem to be very clear you don't want to go so not sure why you're posting other than to be a bit mean about someone who is being nice

you don't have to go

Just say no then, but you are being judgy.

I'd go on vacation with a friend and their child.
I love kids though and I get how boring it can be as a single Mom!