Birthday Party Invite: WWYD?

[minniebeth]

I need opinions: DD is in 2nd grade and just got a bday party invite through email. The party is for Sunday...ok, that's last minute, but not a problem. However, the email was to me, using my name but it said, "We would like to invite 'Julia' to the party" Well, my DD's name is not Julia, and the name was used several times.
The mom is very sweet, but I do not know her well enough to call and ask if this is a mistake . There IS a language barrier with speaking and especially writing with the mom, so I'm not sure where the mistake comes in.

Hmmm....what to do?! Thanks!

 

[BCDisneyFanatic]

I need opinions: DD is in 2nd grade and just got a bday party invite through email. The party is for Sunday...ok, that's last minute, but not a problem. However, the email was to me, using my name but it said, "We would like to invite 'Julia' to the party" Well, my DD's name is not Julia, and the name was used several times.
The mom is very sweet, but I do not know her well enough to call and ask if this is a mistake . There IS a language barrier with speaking and especially writing with the mom, so I'm not sure where the mistake comes in.

Hmmm....what to do?! Thanks!

Is there a Julia in her class? If not, then I wouldn't worry about it (the mom's probably just mixed up your dd's name). If there is a Julia, then I'd be more concerned, and would probably check around to see if all the girls in the class were invited or a select few. If everyone else seems to be invited, no problem. If no one else has an invite, I'd check with my dd to see if the girl has mentioned the party to her...and then, depending on her answer, I might call to confirm with the mom.

It sure makes things a bit complicated, doesn't it!

 

[minniebeth]

Actually, there's two Julias in her class

 

[java]

Is she close? I mean on the name.

Is there a Julia in the class?

Just email her back say "my daughter X would love to attend" (if you want her to go)It sounds like a simple mistake.

edit because I just wanted to say I see there are 2 julia's= My son had 3 jessica's in his class last year. When he couldn't remember someone's name he called them jessica- figured he had a better chance of guessing correctly. (he was in Kindergarten.)

 

[Kimberle]

If you want to attend, I'd call and leave a message saying "Sara" would love to attend and just ignor the "Julia" thing. Maybe "Julia" got an invitation with "Sara's" name.

 

[Rora]

Like others have said, I would RSVP saying "my daughter ---- would love to come!".

Good luck OP!

 

[lovetoscrap]

The mom is very sweet, but I do not know her well enough to call and ask if this is a mistake . There IS a language barrier with speaking and especially writing with the mom, so I'm not sure where the mistake comes in.

I don't really get why you need to know her "well enough to call and ask"? Just give her a friendly call, ask how she is doing, how her DD is enjoying school and say "I just wanted to make sure this email I got was meant for me. It says Julia and my daughter is Sara, did the email addresses get mixed up? "

Maybe your email address is similar to Sara's mom's? Maybe she looked at the wrong line on your paper. Her daughter may be very upset if her bff Julia doesn't show up and wondering why Sara did when she didn't invite her.

It isn't about needing to be close friends with the Mom, you just need to be polite, respectfull and concerned about a possible mistake. If the language issue is a big problem then send back a very sweet email.

You may end up just having a good friendly laugh over her mistake and then you can move on with whatever her answer is.

 

[minniebeth]

lovetoscrap, your post is a great way to handle it and instictively I knew that that would be the best way to approach it, just a little timid about it.

The problem is resolved, because here is what happened today: I went to have lunch with DD (homemade calzone day, yummy!) and she happened to be sitting next to the little girl who is having the party. She asked me if my DD was coming to her party, and did I get the email her mom sent? She told me she was inviting all the girls in the class. OK, now I know. So knowing her mom works, I responded to her email and corrected the name. As soon as I sent it, the mom called me from work apologizing for the name mix up! She was very nice.
Thank you for your responses...birthday parties can be touchy, I wanted to make sure DD was truly invited.

 

[binny]

Glad it all worked out!

you all are so much better at invite stuff than I am. I am a last minute person when it comes to parties last time my friends (who are DDs friends' moms) got a mass facebook message about 5 days in advance inviting the general "them". Of course the difference is these are all my close friends and would know how I operate anyway LOL

DD called her other friends that I dont know well and invited them, it all worked out in the end.

 

[lovetoscrap]

Well that is the other good way to figure it out! Glad you got it figured out.