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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a family of four with one driver.  My wife is visually impaired and cannot drive.  So, every week, our weekend schedule is dictated by who needs to be where and when everything that needs to be done can be done.  We wait until the last minute to RSVP to anything so that we can figure out the time jigsaw puzzle of when we can get to the store that closes at 1pm and what time the car shop opens.  I have gone and done the family shopping at 11pm on a Friday night so that we can make it to a birthday party.  So, it isn't a lack of respect for the host, but a matter of logistics.  List an RSVP date.  I will answer by the requested date, but it is unlikely that I will respond before then if I can help it so that I can make sure that if something comes up that completely rearranges the weekend schedule comes up, then everything can still work.  And unfortunately, sometimes if something urgent comes up that can only happen at one time, it may shift the entire weekend schedule around and we may have to miss a birthday party.  Sorry, but not sorry.[/quote]

Why not contact the host and see if they can help?[/quote]

NP but the host is usually the last person I go to because she is so busy with the party.  I think it's rude except in the case of a good friend (or my kids' very good friends) to ask the host to help with driving.  I find my carpools through other parents going to the event.

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