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[quote=Anonymous]Those of us who can't afford an $80K wedding also cannot afford Mrs. Simpson's classes to prepare our children to behave properly at  the $80K weddings.

By the way, I've been to top dollar weddings where little kids were invited.  can't say they were enjoyable btw. the running around and screaming - So unless your guests are deaf and blind, it's best to keep them home.

[quote=Anonymous]Having grown up in a culture in which kids are a part of all events, etc, I find it a bit disconcerting that over here, there seems to be this hostility towards children in a 'be seen but not heard' type of mentality.

I'm talking about things such as anger over babies crying on the airplane - well, that can't be helped, and everyone has the right to use the airport. People annoyed by kids in restaurants - are kids not allowed to be there until a certain age?? And any American wedding invitation, adult birthday party, baby shower, etc does not invite children. I get it that if you feel like you are spending alot of money on a function, you want it to be nice. I myself had an $80,000 wedding reception here with all the nice stuff and yes, still invited kids. I don't know...to me it's a celebration and i couldn't imagine telling my relatives and friends not to bring their kids because I don't want to be bothered.

Of course I certainly understand that there is a time and a place for kids and adults, but I mean, it [i]really[/i] seems like over here, the culture in that regard is very unfriendly and unforgiving as far as children being involved. [/quote][/quote]

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