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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand why the nonpregnant people are not the ones travelling. [/quote]
Because they’re the ones hosting the shower.[/quote]

I can't believe the family would want a heavily pregnant woman to drive 5 hours for a baby shower. It's really not that important of an event and typically incredibly boring.[/quote]

Okay, let’s go with that. DH’s family is generously welcoming the baby into their extended family. If OP treats it as an unimportant “boring” event, I hope she’s not surprised when more unimportant, boring events like birthdays and graduations and holidays in the future of her child’s life get treated by DH’s family as the unimportant, boring events that they are.  Please remember this post when OP comes back in a few years because DH’s family is more focused on other kids in the family then on hers.  This is one of those actions-have-consequences moments.  [/quote]

PP, stop being dramatic. This is not an "actions have consequences moment" that will alter future child's life forever. It's not that big of a deal. If everyone insists on doing a shower right now a virtual option is always an option.[/quote]

True, a virtual shower would be an option — but the OP didn’t suggest that, she just wants to bail.  I agree that to many families, this would not be a big deal.  For others, it might be a huge deal, with possibly consequences that should be at least considered, whatever the OP decides to do.  Obviously you get to disagree, but years of posts about long-standing family issues that initially stemmed from relatively minor incidents suggests otherwise. Maybe it’s just a DCUM thing? [/quote]

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