I accidentally RSVP'd 'yes' for my entire family to a child's birthday party we don't know.
By @danakinda · Social
The invite came through my daughter's school app and I just clicked 'attending' thinking it was for her classmate's party this weekend. It's not. It's for a kid in a different grade, and I already confirmed me, my wife, and our two kids are coming.
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I am so unbelievably embarrassed and I don't know what to do. My wife and I juggle all the kid stuff through this one school parent portal app, and it's usually great for keeping track of permission slips and that kind of thing. But they also use it for party invitations. So a new one popped up this morning, 'Leo's 7th Birthday Bash!' with a location at one of those indoor trampoline parks. My daughter has a friend in her first-grade class, and his birthday is this month, so I just assumed it was his party. I was in the middle of making breakfast and trying to get our son ready for daycare, so I just quickly opened the invite, saw it asked for the number of guests, and put '4' (me, my wife, our daughter, our son) and hit 'Attending.' Done. Well, my wife got home from work and I mentioned, 'Oh, confirmed for Leo's party on Saturday.' And she gave me a weird look. they asked 'Leo who?' I said 'Leo from first grade.' She then informs me that HIS party is next weekend, at the bowling alley, and the paper invite is on the fridge where it has been for two weeks. I went back into the app and actually read the invitation this time. This party is for a different Leo. A second-grader. We don't know him, we don't know his parents. And I have enthusiastically confirmed that four complete strangers are going to descend upon their child's 7th birthday party at the trampoline park. I feel like an idiot. The app doesn't have an 'un-RSVP' button, just an option to message the host. What do I even say? 'Sorry, my entire family isn't coming to your kid's party after all, I just can't read?' Do I just not show up? Or do we actually go and pretend we belong there? I'm kind of mortified.
How people voted
- OP Is Right — 29% (35 votes)
- Both Messy — 39% (47 votes)
- OP Is Wrong — 32% (39 votes)
Readers are split: “Both Messy” leads with 39% — 121 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@carteragain — Oh my gosh, this is so something I would do. Don't beat yourself up, it's an easy mistake to make when you're busy!
@ines — Are we sure this isn't just a classic 'my wife is mad at me and I'm blaming the app' situation?
@gusliterally — This is what happens when you try to manage everything on an app instead of just talking to people.
@jakeagain — Honestly, just message them. It’s way less weird than four strangers showing up to a 7-year-old's party. Saying 'whoops, clicked the wrong button, so sorry!' is a perfectly normal thing to do.
@didntaskbut — Please just show up. For the content.
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