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[quote=Anonymous]DH is oldest of three. When his parents hit their 50th wedding anniversary and his father’s retirement in the same year, we felt responsible for doing something for them, even though we live about 500 miles away. We kept trying to engage his parents in a planning process. We were thinking we’d reserve a private event room in a restaurant and invite a couple dozen folks to join in a celebration. DH’s parents kept turning us down and not giving feedback until after final dates for making reservations had passed. Ultimately, we took them out for a casual dinner for seven family members. We came to find out later that his parents have far more money than we do and were perfectly capable of paying for a special celebration—if they had wanted one. I no longer feel exclusively responsible for making other people’s milestones feel special. For that matter, I don’t think anyone will step in and make my upcoming milestone celebration special, nor do I expect it.[/quote]
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