Is this rude?

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My 2 children have been invited to a party this Saturday, 10-1 at a soft play half an hour away. We've RSVPd yes. It's a good friend from school.

My husband wants our kids to do their swimming lessons first and then go, which will get them there at around 10:30-10:45. I think this is really rude and we should skip swimming this week.

What do you think?

10-1 is a long party. I’d let them go to swimming

Skip swimming, get to the party on time.

Parties are only short anyway, and quite expensive. I’d be annoyed if someone deliberately came so late.

Although 3 hours sounds unusually long for soft play. Maybe double check the times.

The time is definitely 10-1

Skip the swimming and get to the party on time.

Rude they’ve invited 2 it will possibly of cost £30 and your going to miss 1/3 of it

the o my thing you could fdo is decline and say because you can’t get there till 11 and see if they say it’s alright

That does seem a long party but I think turning up late would be rude.

You’ve said you’re going, so you go to the whole thing.

Yeah, it's rude. They have paid for your childs place. Skipping one swim isn't a big deal.

Vvv rude. Turning up at least 30-45 mins late to a party. Either go to party and skip swimming or give apologies re party.

You can’t go late now you have RSVP’d.

Don't be late you could really inconvenience the host parent.

I’d skip the swim. Rude to turn up late when host has paid for your DCs.

Is this to please your friend or are the children actually friends? Presumably you paid for swimming too, so unless the kids are all friends and actually want to go then I would go to swimming.

It's my children's friend. I get on with the mum well but the connection is through the children.

Go to the party on time and miss swimming. If swimming was so important you should have declined the invitation.