I'm on twice and thinking that a third time is just not acceptable. A close friend of mine really let me down on New Years eve after accepting an invite for her and her family to spend it with mine and then getting a better offer and only letting me know at 5pm on the day, after I had spent hundreds of pounds on food and drink. My kids were devastated and could not understand why her kids weren't coming and I made excuses for her and never really told her how upset it made me feel. Then last week, after two months of planning to go to Brighton for two days while my husband and kids were camping for a week, paying for a travelodge and hoping not to spend my 8th wedding anniversary on my own, she does it again, lets me down with vague excuses. I then find out she actually went to Southend with another friend on the same day she was supposed to be with me and so I go to Brighton on my own and spend a miserable two days trying to have fun but actually being completely hurt and upset that she did it again.
And to cap it off, I haven't heard from her for over a week. Do I forgive her again when, or if, she finally deigns to contact me or should I tell her to shove it??