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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't go to my brother's second wedding because my kids weren't invited. I live out of state and all family was going to the wedding. By not inviting my kids it meant I couldn't go. I didn't want to anyway, so it was an easy decision. I didn't want to go because my family is clueless and abusive, and this was just another example of their cluelessness. [/quote]

But had you wanted to attend, you could have left them home with your husband and gone alone. Or travel to the wedding area, and hire a sitter for your kids.  There are many viable solutions

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It's fine to not attend a wedding if your kids aren't invited. But don't pretend it's some impossible task to attend if they aren't invited. There are any options available. If you don't want to choose them, fine, but that's [u]your choice[/u]. You are choosing not to attend. Own it. [/quote]

It can be an impossible task.  We never used babysitters.  So, leaving for a weekend or 4 days would be a big deal for a kid who has never left.  I wouldn't impose on friends and while we have family who could help, they've never offered to watch our kid for a day let alone a few days so we could vacation.  So, we'd decline as I'm not spending $1-2K on a babysitter, not traveling to a different place to leave my kid with a stranger as that's a safety issue, and not imposing on friends.  It makes no sense to spend thousands to go to a wedding in less very close friends or family and if our kid isn't family, then neither are we.[/quote]

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