Another missed party!

I just missed another birthday party. More accurately, my 4 1/2-year-old missed the party and I missed two hours of a child at a party time. I think I took it harder.

I have a vague recollection that when the festive invitation was handed to me my daughter took it gleefully out of my hands. Apparently it also went out of my conscientiousness as well never to be thought about again.

I hate when that happens.

There were indicators that something was amiss when she came home from school Monday and cheerfully mentioned that she had missed a party the previous day.

Hmmm, I didn’t recall the invitation. However, the evidence presented it self in the form of a “post” party bag that was kindly given to her the next day.

My young child seemed very accepting of her missed social occasion. Maybe she has sussed early in life that this is unlikely to be the only time that invitations will be lost or parties will be missed.

I did follow up with one of the mums and found that there were enough children to make it a party despite our absence which is always the worry.

However, one of the other mums listening to my story of woe, mentioned she wrote on her invites, “regrets only”. No, no no, party invitations can be very slippery indeed, a little reminding never goes amiss. As a matter of fact, I propose all futures invites should state RSVP or NRWCU (No response, will call you) that should keep everyone happy.

This post was written by Charlene, a London Mums Blog founding contributor.

Photo credit: wardomatic

Comments

[TooManyHats]

Glad your child took it well. These things happen, but your NRWCU sounds like quite a good idea. Sometimes I wonder if someone is coming, but feel odd if I were to call, like I was pressuring them to come or something. If it could just become part of the norm, like Ms. Manners was all for it, then that would save alot of grief.

[Stacey]

Bummer about the party but glad your daughter took it well. Havoc has missed a couple due to me forgetting about them

[Heather B.]

Thats to bad, BUT we are only mommies, not super heroes :) we are totally allowed to forget now and again. Im glad she is taking it well :)

[Jess @ NBP]

Sorry she missed the party, but there's always more.

[Aimee (journey2learn)]

I have done this...but what is worse: last week forgot to take DD to her dance class because forgot it was Thursday...OOPS

[Mandino]

I think that one of the things that contribute to that missing the party could be the invitation. What if you could have received an invitation that consists a DVD that shows the one who is inviting with the venue and the map too, along with it is the interactivity. I found this idea in Silver Screen Invites, they are a company that makes cool DVD invitation letters with full customizability.