Two friends of mine with dc's the same age as my dd, have seemed irritated lately because every time they suggest meeting up I seem to have other things on.
Anyway, there was a children's production at the local theatre recently which my dd wanted to go to. I suggested to these friends that we all go together, they were very keen, told me to order tickets and they'd reimburse me for theirs. As they live over half an hour's drive away I invited them for lunch before the afternoon performance, which they readily accepted.
By the way, they both drive and I don't, the theatre is a 10 min. bus ride for me, which leaves at the end of my road regularly. This is how I normally get to this theatre, and thought to myself that to save fiddling around with car seats etc after lunch, they could drive there, I would take the bus with dd and we'd arrive at approx the same time. (Prob made the mistake of not saying this to them, I'm so used to sorting out my own public transport that I forget that other people see it as a problem)!
Anyway, the day before, one of these friends phoned, she sounded very short and to the point, asking if another friend of ours who lives near me, (also attending the performance), was coming to me for lunch. I said she'd just see us at the theatre as arranged. She just said "Oh, ok", and ended the call. Thought it was strange but didn't think much of it.
Anyway, this other lady called me the next morning, saying she'd heard the other two were coming to me for lunch and could she and her dd, as they had a morning appointment and it would save going home first. I said yes, fine.
Anyway, an hour later one of the other friends turned up, closely followed by the other one, "We thought we'd come in two cars so one of us would have room for you and your dd", she said. I felt awful as hadn't realised anybody was working around me. Mentioned the bus I normally catch there, cue much eye rolling from them.
Soon the other lady turned up and I sensed an atmosphere. As I was in the kitchen making drinks I overheard her say, "Thought I'd come for lunch as well, then I could give ONTHEPIER a lift if you both decided to come down in one car!"
Felt dreadful about this, had no idea that all three of them had gone out of their way supposedly to make the afternoon easier for me, when this is a trip I do very regularly by bus, (sometimes taxi), normally with both dc's and don't think anything of it!
Just wondered if anybody thinks I'm in the wrong here, (I realise now that I obv need to tell people what my travel arrangements are, I'm so used to sorting out myself and dc's where transport's concerned though, that I just didn't think)!