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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
By this logic, no one should have a +1.  
Maybe the OP’s daughter could replace another cousin’s newest girlfriend?

And 7 year old girls don’t run around and scream any more often than anyone else.  17 year old girls might if you get a couple of them together, but 7 year olds don’t.  [/quote]

Seriously? Sorry but I think you’re one of those ‘special snowflake’ kind of parents.

I worked weddings for a year at the hottest venue in the town - saw lots of kid free receptions and lots of receptions with kids. What happens almost universally at weddings with kids is that parents of those kids get more and more neglectful of watching their kids as the reception goes on. Kids of ALL  ages get overstimulated by the music, the unfamiliar setting and behaviors of adults in attendance (yes I mean the intoxicated behavior of many adults) and the kids very often get into feral play behavior with cousins they haven’t seen in years and kids they’ve never met. I can’t tell you the number of disgusting messes I’ve cleaned up caused by kids - they especially like to recreate dramatically the cake eating portion of the reception, with added emphasis and overdramatized rendition of the crushing cake on the face aspect of this ritual.

I’ve also numerous times seen waitstaff and/or attendees  injured by tray accidents that happened because children were running around unattended while large trays of hot food and beverage were being delivered to tables at mealtime.

I went to several weddings as a young child. My aunt Bonnie’s I remember most fondly - I was fascinated with the rule that the bride & groom had to kiss anytime a guest tapped their champagne glass with cutlery; I did it several times and my mom scolded me, but my aunt Bonnie shushed her. :)

If more parents parented today the way they did in my childhood - at least in terms of expectations of behavior in public, especially restaurants, etc. - then more folks would probably want kids at their weddings. Child portions are cheaper and many venues discount kids in the headcount too. I honestly think that many people who choose a kid free wedding do it to avoid the presence of special snowflake kid behavior that cannot be curtailed by discipline because that would crush the child’s spirit forever and ever.
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NP. I was with you until you started acting like Boomer parents drank less and were more watchful of their kids at events than current parents of young kids. Uhhhh...nope. Boomers are by far the bigger drinkers and more apt to tell their kids to "go play" with no supervision so they can drink (and smoke). Like sorry, nope. [/quote]

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