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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe the bridal couple don't actually like you parents all that much, let slone want your kids to come. [/quote]

I imagine that is how the parents feel, and that's what leads to the breakup of families as described in the OP. There's just no rational reason for excluding a 12 year old niece so naturally it leads to hurt feelings.[/quote]

No rational reason? A perfectly valid one would be that the budget doesn’t allow for everyone’s kids to be invited so they made a no kid rule to be fair to all. [/quote]

No one is suggesting every kid in the world needs to be invited. Wedding guest invites are based on whom the couple wants to share their day with and how close they are with the guests. A niece or nephew is a close relationship, so to exclude them because of an age cutoff is bizarre, especially at an age where they are clearly going to be able to sit quietly and behave. Kids are just people like anyone else, and like anyone else, you make those determinations based on whether you want to invite that person, not based on that entire class of people. You invite your siblings' kids and your own grandparents, not your coworkers' kids and your college roommates' grandparents.[/quote]

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