Name changed, tablecloths, pouch of douglas, etc etc. (Changed for fear of being spotted.)
Right, so ... DS1 is in Y2. On Friday after school, he was hassling me to go check the cubbyholes, as the invite for his friend Bob's party was there, and the party is Saturday. I thought 'ok, clearly this is wrong, the party will be another weekend'.
Being lazy, I went and asked Bob's parents 'is Bob's party tomorrow?'.
They said, 'no, it's Sunday. But DS1 isn't invited, it's a Boston Celtic's party, so Bob only invited the Celtic's fans' (DS1 supports another team.) I was a teeny tiny bit (afaik, DS1 and Bob are pretty good mates). They said they had loads of extra room, and he was welcome to come, and she would email me the details.
I don't remember if DS1 was in earshot, but he certainly believes he's welcome to go.
The mum has since emailed and phoned me, to give details and invite DS1.
I'm worried that they have planned/budgeted for a set number of kids, and DS1 coming will throw that out. Then again, maybe some kids said no?
Writing all this down, I'm now thinking I need to call the mum and confirm, again, outside the playground, that it's ok for DS1 to go - I can always claim to him that we can't make it, to save face ...
What would Mumsnet do?