May have made a bit of a faux pas - do I do anything about it or leave well alone?

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DD was invited to a party by Mum A at the nursery. The invite was in her tray, normally these things are to the whole nursery group.

I see Mum B and her dd outside of nursery - she knows Mum A about as well as I do and all our dds play well together - I said 'oh, are you going to dd A's party?'

Mum B looks confused and says she hasn't had an invite. I blithely say 'dd had it stashed down her tray at nursery, dd B's probably done the same'. She laughs, says 'oh, I never think to clear that out', so I think nothing more of it.

Now, party was Saturday, mum B was there with her dd, she drags me off into a corner and whispers 'I don't think mum A actually invited me - there was nothing in dd B's tray so I just assumed she'd lost it and said this to mum A - she looked really awkward for a minute but then invited us along and I was really embarrassed - but then I felt we had to come as I'd more or less invited ourselves along'.

Now, the next time I see Mum A do I let on it was me and my big mouth that created that situation?? Or do I just keep my big mouth shut this time around?

Say nothing

keep your mouth shut.
very bold of her to mention it without invite wasnt it?
actually i dont know whether you should keep you mouth shut or not.
perhaps it was a genuine mistake.
i have mistakenly invited people, having previously decided not to, then thinking, oh we Forgot!

leave it
it's not the end of the world for anyone

Definitely say nothing. It won't make the situation any better if you say something. Mum B may have said you'd mentioned it(although it's unlikely) but anyway you've done nothing wrong. I've done similar things in the past, and people have mentioned parties to me thinking my DC would be invited when they weren't, if it makes you feel any better.

Definitely keep quiet. Definitely.

Thank you, oh wise ones

I shall keep schtum...

I was going to say keep quiet too! If Mum A asks you outright you could maybe say you mentioned it as you have done nothing wrong and would have expected child B to go to. Hope the party was good!

Don't say anything, you haven't meant to cause any harm, I hate all this business, going through something similar myself trying to keep everyone happy and worrying about everything I say and do.

I don't think there is anything to say, it's not like mum A is casting aspersions around looking to find out who it is, is she?
If mum A asks, then you say yes you had talked about it