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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]  I will try to be as concise as possible....My husband's parents are in town for TG and Chanukah.  My MIL's sister, my husband's aunt, decided to host an adult only party Sat, from 4-8.  We have lived here almost 4 years and this aunt has never as much as sent us a card.  I could pass her on the street and not recognize her.  We are the only ones with kids-we have three under 10 and the only ones that are Jewish.  My MIL converted when she got married and has raised her kids Jewish.  My husband is in retail and will be working TG-all night into Friday-he hopes to be home for dinner Friday so we can have dinner/do Chanukah.  I am upset that his mother expects him to go to this aunt's house on Sat night even though he has not spoken to her in years-she lives about 10 minutes away, regardless of the fact that it is a holiday for us.  Everyone acknowledges that my husband is only invited to appease his parents who happen to be in town.  We are invited to another holiday party at the same time and I feel that we should all go as a family to that one.  It is a holiday weekend and I really feel strongly that it is family time.  The fact that our kids are not welcome in this woman's home is really upsetting me!  My MIL told me to drop my kids off at a friend's house but I want to spend the evening as a family-with our kids not with some woman I don't even know!  Am I over reacting?  [/quote]

While I can see why you're annoyed, your post makes you sound a bit petty and bitchy--too many details that aren't relevant.  Or just wrong.

Your kids aren't unwelcome specifically, it's adults only.
So what if the aunt hasn't sent you cards before? How much have you reached out?  You're not close, that's fine.
THey're hosting a party because they're not Jewish, they're not tracking your holidays. 
Who is everyone that acknowledges this?  Wait--nobody cares.

Just say that you were previously invited elsewhere and go there. That's the real deal, not that you wanted to spend time home as a family.  BTW, this IS part of the family, whether you like it or not.[/quote]

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