No Child Left Behind? How about leaving all the children behind? A furious woman has blasted her aunt for trying to guilt her into having a childless marriage.
She explained that she wasn’t kidding about her no-child policy.
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“My fiancé and I are getting married in a month, so we just sent out the invitations and are getting responses back,” she said.
“At the beginning of the wedding planning, we decided that [would] be over 18 years old.”
Although she has distant relatives with children, she didn’t expect politics to be an issue.
“When we were sending out the dates, I made sure to address the envelopes to parents only to ensure there was no confusion,” she said.
“We are also doing all RSVPs online, so guests must enter their name and RSVP.
“When they type their name, the person they are at the party with also appears. So if a couple is RSVPing, one person can enter their name, and that will also give them the option to RSVP for their spouse or partner.”
His mother, however, rebuked the couple over their decision.
“I explained to her that my fiancé and I are spending a lot of money on our wedding and that we will be having it at a historic location with many items that cannot be replaced,” she said.
“We want parents to be able to relax and enjoy the night with us. We’re also doing open bar and we just don’t believe it’s a place for kids. “
His maternal aunt also regretted the ceremony.
“A few days ago, I received a message from my aunt from my mother’s side asking why she can’t RSVP for her two children (10 and 8),” she said.
“I responded and apologized for the misunderstanding and informed her that we would in fact be having an adults-only wedding.”
Her aunt tried to convince her by explaining that daycare is expensive and difficult to find.
No one else confronted me with concerns, and many of my friends who are getting married are also having an adults-only wedding, so I thought it was normal.
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“She told me that if her children can’t come, she and her husband won’t be able to attend, and I said that I completely understand that child care can be difficult to find and that there are no hard feelings if they can’t. get it,” she said.
“A few minutes later I got a call from my mom saying I was being selfish and that I should let her bring them.
“I told her I can’t do that as we weren’t planning on paying for kids’ meals and our caterer also costs $100 per person, child or adult.
“I said it’s too expensive and it’s also not fair to my fiancé’s family if I make exceptions for my family and not his.”
Her mother once again asked her to reconsider the child-free policy.
“No one else confronted me with concerns, and a lot of my friends who are getting married are also having an adults-only wedding, so I thought it was normal,” she said.
The worst thing, she added, was that of all her relatives, she thought her aunt would be the most understanding.
“This aunt also had a childless wedding that I wasn’t invited to when I was 4,” she said.
“Obviously this isn’t retaliation because I really couldn’t care less, but it’s interesting that she felt it was okay for herself but not for me.”
People agreed that ultimately the decision is up to her, not anyone else.
“Life with children is like that. Sometimes kids can get sick and tie you up at home to take care of them,” said one commenter.
“Maybe you get an invitation to a child-free wedding and just have to put on your grown-up pants and accept that, for whatever reason, your kids won’t be able to attend.
“It’s either a child-free wedding or it’s not. your to call. Nobody has a say in this. The couple getting married decides, and everyone moves on.”
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