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Agreed I would just let it go. It is a frequent occurrence unfortunately. Every year my son invites one of his friends to his party. Every year the kid is late, no show and never brings a gift.
My son doesn't care, he still had a great time. That's what is important.
Around here it is awful, you cannot plan at all. People will RSVP to your evite an hour before the party, people who had rsvp'd will not show up. I find that, other than the core group of kids whose parents are also my friends, no one can be relied upon to behave as expected with regard to this issue. It is unfortunate because there are kids that I know now do not get invited because of their parents behavior in this type of thing.
My son is currently at a birthday party that I saw a last minute rsvp happen, why? It is a rainy day and it is easier to send the kid to the party. There wont be a gift I imagine.
I almost have to invite 20 to get 7 kids, unless (like when my son turned 5) it rains and then ALL 20 will show up having changed their RSVP 30min ago.
The last birthday party he attended was an old fashioned paper invite sleepover. Of the ten kids invited 5 RSVPd and two actually showed and then one kid's mom dropped him off randomly IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARTY saying she had just found the invite in the backpack.
well the op has a right to be mad those things cost money and if a certain amount does not show up they usually tell you , you must pay for the space or cancel . It is extremely bad manners not to call the host and let them know for whatever reason you wont be able to make it . I know I always called if we could not show or sent a gift anyways . It is extremely bad manners and I don't blame the OP for being ticked she is totally right since those things cost money .
When you do these things you should know full and well people aren't going to show up.
Yes it sucks. Yes it can make you mad that people didn't call or notify you.
Is it worth getting all worked up and pointing it out to the idiots? No it really isn't. You aren't going to get any satisfaction out of it. What do you really expect them to say? Oh sorry we forgot or got busy or whatever? You already know the answer and if something tragic happened likely you'll know that as well over time.
So if you already know the answer, likely realize that they are just jack offs that are inconsiderate then why exactly are you trying to initiate further contact with them only to **** yourself off further when you get an answer you already know?
This is why parents need to make an effort to get to know other parents. When you have a core group where you know the kids/parents personally, it is much easier to manage, plan, and you don't have kids upset that no one went to the party.
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