I recently hosted a large party at my home. I mailed out invitations to over 77 families. I printed an invitation. I put it in an envelope. I put a stamp on it and I mailed them to friends of mine, friends of my husbands, and the families of the friends of my children. 20 of the families that were invited NEVER EVEN RSVP'd to the invitation. 5 families that said they were coming, NEVER SHOWED UP, and still have yet to get in touch with me to say they were sorry for not showing up to a party that they were invited to and failed to show up to. My son went ahead and sent text messages to a few of his friends whom we had not heard from to find out if they were coming. This is not the first time this has happened. It happens almost every year for the kids birthday parties and I had to call people last year to find out if they were coming to my son's Bar Mitzvah.
What is the deal with people. Doesn't anyone have manners anymore? What happened to the common courtesy of replying to someone when they take the time, think of you and invite you to a party. RSVP to the invitation. It's not that difficult.!!!!!Don't be an asshole!!!!! Lets get some manners back in the world. That's what I was taught. When someone invites you to something, show them the courtesy of letting them know if you are going to be there. And if you tell them you are, show up, or at least let them know something has changed and you cant' make it.
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