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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It feels a little extra to lock down a whole week to celebrate an adult's birthday[/quote]''

Yeah the "but we have other plans" parts feels stupid. What doesn't feel stupid is the expectation that people drop everything and have the  $ to fly from the United States to Austrailia. Interestingly the latter two dont seem problematic to you. If the real reason is the other plans, I think that IS a problem but if you need to I'd hide behind the flying to Austrailia part.[/quote]

I disagree. It sounds like the adult kids live further away and are flying in that weekend to OP and her husband. One adult kid is being deployed so they won’t see him frequently. They’ve booked flights, taken off for work etc. This 10000X tops a 50 year old sibling, announcing a second wedding four weeks away on the other side of the world.[/quote]

If OP had said “We have family flying into town that weekend.  It’s been booked for a while.”  that would have come across better than talking about a reservation.

I seriously doubt her kid is deployed.  Maybe a change of station, or a civilian job.[/quote]

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