I'm asking my kid's teachers to do party admin so people actually RSVP

"Do you think they'd do it if I bribe them with a treat?"

There’s only one thing worse than the exhaustion of planning a birthday party for your child.

Nobody showing up. 

For one mum, that fear is quickly becoming a potential reality after only four parents RSVP’d from a batch of 24 invitations.  

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"Would I be a pain in the ass to ask the teacher?" 

With her son’s fourth birthday around the corner, she decided to pull out all the stops:

“I booked out the community hall, hired a big bouncy castle and invited his whole class. I sent the invites out two weeks ago, so three weeks before the party.” 

But only three children have been confirmed as coming, while the fourth RSVP was just to let her know they couldn’t make it.

“Would I be a pain in the ass to give the teachers a stack of notes to remind people?” the worried mum asked an online group. 

“I appreciate teachers are not there to do my unpaid party admin, but I’m dreading the thought of him only having three kids at his party when he’s mentioned some others by name he wants there who haven’t RSVP’d.” 

To sweeten the deal, she even considered bribing the teachers with a treat.

“I’m wondering whether to buy a box of biscuits for the teachers as an offering for being a pest, or whether to just wait and see what happens,” she said.

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"DO NOT involve the teachers" 

However, parents in the comment section failed to see her idea working in her favour. 

“Yes, that would be a pain in the ass,” one put it blatantly. 

“DO NOT involve the teachers in this. It's not their problem in any way,” a second insisted.

A third added: “I would expect the teacher would refuse to do it, and I wouldn't blame her.”

Others offered more practical advice.

“Speak to the parents at pick up, sounds like the invites might not have made it home,” suggested one. 

“I'd print off a stack of ‘2nd invites’ and explain the situation to the teacher, offering to distribute them yourself at pick up,” another offered. 

There’s an emotional weight to the whole situation, so it’s no surprise the mum’s feeling on edge.

“It’s his first ever party and he’s so excited. I’m just envisioning him sat there sad that none of his pals have shown up,” she admitted.

Originally published as I'm asking my kid's teachers to do party admin so people actually RSVP