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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I get that they don’t need to respond immediately but it has been more than 1 week.[b] Some don’t even open the invitation until days later.[/b][/quote]

This happened to us too. We had our evite out and there was this one mom who didn't even bother to open the evite for a week. But another kid's evite was sent out and she immediately responded to that one. Since my kid was invited too I could see when she responded.

Then when our evite reminder got sent 3 days prior to the party she opened our evite, again no response. Day before the party she responded No. Her kid and mine aren't friends really. We just returned the invitation since ours was invited to a whole class party for her kid. If she knew she was going to say No, why not just open it and say No right away? [/quote]

You have too much time on your hands.[/quote]

Actually some of us were raised to be considerate of other people and have manners. Two qualities many people lack in today's world for some reason. When I get an invite I respond within a couple of days after coordinating schedules with my spouse. It's ridiculous that people have so much going on they cannot commit to a party a few weeks in advance. What is actually happening is they are waiting for something better to come along (since a lot of people are insecure and have FOMO) or [b]they'd rather prioritize sports or family commitments over other activities[/b]. [/quote]

You said this in the same sentence as people who wait for something better to come along (which I think is rude).  However, I hope you don't mean that people who prioritize sports or family commitments are rude as well.  Your kid's birthday party is not more important than something else someone has scheduled during that time.  If we are free, we will go, and that's true whether or not I particularly like your kid or you.  However, if we have something else in the calendar for that time by the time you send your invitation, we won't be going.  That is not rude, and anyone who gets their panties in a twist over someone honoring another commitment that was made before an invitation was received really needs to seek some help.[/quote]

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