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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who the hell gets married at 3 pm on a Friday and gets mad if people aren't able to attend??? I'd send DH by himself. I'm probably in the minority, but I'd offer to help with the cousins. It's just one night.[/quote]

Even a highly skilled nanny would not take this on. This is the stuff of nightmares.[/quote]

It's 4 kids, two of them are her own. I don't see how two extra kids for the night is a nightmare, unless the cousins are absolute terrors who don't sleep at night. I used to be a nanny and weekend babysitter and there were many times I watched 4 young kids. [/quote]

Really?  The two extra kids are quite young, so, for starters, where will they be sleeping?  Is the expectation that the OP will have an extra crib or two?  If the 4 young kids that you watched were in their own homes, that really isn’t an apt comparison. I’d also guess that after a flight and being left in an unfamiliar household with someone who might also be unfamiliar to them could mean that even the most serene kids might need more than a bit of extra attention.

As many have said, OP should not attend the wedding, and stay home with her own kids.  BIL can make his own arrangements.   I’m surprised that whoever is planning the wedding didn’t also arrange for childcare options to make it easier /possible for more people to attend.

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