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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You're talking about giving up on a relationship because a friend wanted to invite two extra people?  "Sigh," indeed.  [/quote]

No, but shes talking about giving up her thanksgiving plans because of different levels of fear or safety concerns. That cant be something she can mourn without your criticism?[/quote]

OP here. It's not about an extra two people. It's about making it nice for the kids and my friend's brother and SO will probably be just fine psychologically if they spend the holiday together. That's all I was asking for. The point is to avoid a bigger party with people DH and I don't know. She can have dessert with them if she needs to see her brother. There's enough information out there about Covid and how contagious it is and the number of people falling ill. I've spend Thanksgiving with only a handful of friends. Her brother is an adult with an SO. Again, this was for the kids, not everyone else. [/quote]
Maybe you thought it was all about your kids, but your friend clearly had other ideas. Since it is your friend's home, she is able to invite anyone she likes. You are free to attend or decline. [/quote]

This -- YOU thought it was all about the kids.  SHE apparently thought it was about everyone.  YOU don't care about her sibling and think he'll be just fine.  SHE is worried about him.

If you want to end a friendship because of a slight degree in difference in risk tolerance, that's on you.  But it doesn't sound like your friend is super reckless or unwilling to take any precautions, just that she thinks that this will be fine.  You guys had different ideas about what the "point" of Thanksgiving is this year.  [/quote]

This is the problem. Everyone thinks it will be fine until their family party lands in the local newspaper because 15 out of 20 people who attended now have Covid and Granny's on a ventilator.[/quote]

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