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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It does make it more complicated if it is a family OOT wedding and/or one or both spouses have been asked to be attendants.

Every family wedding up until the most recent 2 had been kid-friendly.  And honestly, having the kiddos there was ALWAYS the best part.  So, it surprised me when 2 of my cousins had weddings in the past few years where kids were not invited.

I don't begrudge them having the wedding they want or can afford or whatever.  But there was this whole "oh, why can't you come?" attitude that we got that was a bit upsetting.  Let's see, my parents are part of the family, so there goes the weekend sitter we have used in other cases?  It doesn't seem like much fun to have to have someone sit in a hotel room babysitting while their spouse is at the party?  I'm not going to leave my kid with some random stranger in a town I don't live in just so I can go to a wedding?  I might have attended if there had been a kid's room at the event, but there wasn't, so my parents went and we stayed at home.  I hate missing big events for members of my extended family, but I didn't have much choice.  My two older cousins (brother and sister, both married with kids) did attend, and their dad and mom (my aunt and uncle) stayed back from the reception so that their adult children could attend.  Great for them, but I wasn't going to do that to my parents.  Again, it is what it is, but don't make me feel guilty for having to decline.
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Making you feel guilty or expressing their disappointment? Grow up, when you decide to have kids you know logistics become more complicated. I knew this going in, was this a surprise to you?[/quote]

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