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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP is clearly a mom whose oldest (and probably only) is a preschooler.

Wait a few years, OP. You'll see.[/quote]

We are heavily into sports and other activities.  You absolutely know sports schedules except maybe if your team gets to the finals.  If you have multiple kids its no excuse for ignoring.  Just decline.  If you have more kids, you need to be more organized and figure it out and stop relying on others.[/quote]

This is not always true.  My kids have been in leagues where the games are always on a Saturday, but the times and locations are announced the week of.  [/quote]

So, you give a maybe depending on sports.   [/quote]

oh please.  OP inquired why people wait instead of answering as soon as they open an invite.  Why is OP monitoring when people open invites?  Why does he or she care if I answer right away as opposed to a few days after opening? If I know that I'm going to have a definitive answer in a reasonable timeframe, I see no reason to immediately respond with a maybe.  How does that help with regard to the legit concerns about number of guests and food?!?  [/quote]

Agree.  Back in the old days of a paper invites, you would have no way of knowing when someone got that envelope in the mail and opened it.  This is information OP isn't really owed and should ignore.

OP, list an rsvp date and relax until then.  By all means follow up if you don't hear at that point one way or another.  But stalking who has opened the invite and how long it takes to respond is unproductive and unnecessary.[/quote]

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