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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not a fan of “absolutely no kids- period!” weddings, but I think being “mad” about this (especially to the point it damages relationships) is weird. I’d be very annoyed if my kids were not allowed/invited at a wedding of a close family member. Fortunately this has never happened. If it did, I would not say anything about it however. On the other hand, I’d never expect our kids to be invited to weddings of old friends/acquaintances (colleagues etc)- they dont even know our kids!- and usually the kids are not invited. Which is of course fine! [b]I think the issue with family weddings is the VERY strong expectation/obligation that you must attend- but then not allow you to bring your kids? Especially if travel is involved. Flying across the country just to leave small kids with a stranger (sitter) in the hotel room would be extremely unappealing.[/b] If the wedding is local- I truly do not see the issue with leaving the kids barring unusual circumstances (EBFing a newborn, for example). [/quote] This. It's horrifically expensive and a hassle if you have to fly. If the wedding-location sitter flakes, then one of the parents has to sit out of the wedding. It's not worth it. And it's not a good experience for the kids, to do all the travel hassle and have a sitter and not actually get to spend much time with their own family. And paying an overnight sitter and leaving them home will also be hundreds of dollars and the sitter might flake. It's just a lot. So the parents of little kids are under pressure to attend the wedding but there's no way to do it that isn't extremely expensive. [/quote]
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