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[quote=Anonymous]Each wedding for my H family is different. Sometime there are kids and sometimes there aren't and I don't care either way. I know weddings are expensive. We did not have a wedding.

But.. at family gatherings kids are always there and very involved. Everybody contributes in some way. Nobody is banished to the basement.

[quote=Anonymous]100% Italian here

I've never been to a relative's wedding where kids were invited.

teens, yes
kids, no

Home parties are different, of course,  But anything fancy is off limits.

[quote=Anonymous]I am American and I agree with you. Kids are sent to the basement and by the time they are teens they are hitting the liquor cabinet and parents wonder why.

I had a party recently and invited somebody with 3 boys. They send a very nice note saying this was the first time since they had children they felt comfortable at a party.

[b]My H is Italian and when we get together there are kid and they are involved. They help cook and clean and they are part of the conversation. The older kids help with the younger kids and it is a community experience.[/b]

At my party I had very nice food but I am sure there is food kids will like - not fries and nuggets but maybe some pasta with butter or rolls with a chicken cutlet.

We make sure the kids are part of our environment and then the parents will go outside and be a part of their enjoyment - maybe  a game of flag football or something.

Parents often don't want to be bothered. Kids do need to give the parents some time to talk to their friends and not interrupt but if you sit them in the basement with XBox they don't understand how to do that without being banished.

My kids are loud and fun and interesting. They still know how to talk and act in public. They know there is a different way to act at Wing Hub vs. Blacks.

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