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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP is there a chance your neice was uncomfortably standing up or having a role in your wedding?  Have you talked to your sister and let her know you feel hurt and don't understand the rationale and whether there is more to this?  Has your mother asked your sister about this?  It seems they ought to rethink this or it will have reverberations for everyone involved later. [/quote]
Seriously doubt this is the case. Many parents put up with all kinds of crap, put their kids through all kinds of nonsense because they (mostly the parents) have pipe dreams of their DC getting a full ride to a prestigious school to play soccer, tennis, lacrosse or whatever. The coaches feed on this with veiled threats related to 'recommendations' and 'scouting reports' which are used to keep parents and players in line. IMO, this had nothing to do with the child being too shy to participate and everything to do with the parent's and child's fear that missing the tourney would have a negative impact via lost playing time and the perception that she lacked 'commitment.'[/quote]

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