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Posted in Antiques on 03/17/2008 02:26 am by admin
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How to respond when children are uninvited?
I want responses from parents only on this one. I have a ten-year-old daugther who visits me every other weekend. My girlfriend and I were invited to a wedding in Yosemite in June, and it happens to fall on a weekend when my daughter is scheduled to visit. I was looking forward to bringing my daughter with us, until I read the fine print. No children allowed at the ceremony. The lodge concierge can arrange for babysitting during the ceremony. I realize my friends have the right to choose this option, and I think it is in response to unruly kids with ineffective parents. I'm wondering how to bow out gracefully and not make an issue of the 'kids not welcome' conflict.
And this weekend, something like this happened again. An elderly couple invited me and my girlfriend to a Super Bowl party... until they found out my daughter was visiting. No kids allowed. I resent childless couples drawing these boundaries. Sign me, fed up.
Nicely explain to both parties that Your child comes first. Assuming she does. Explain that since you only get to see you child every other weekend and it is important that you spend that time with your child not having that child be babysat by someone else who is getting your special time with your child. Also explain you would really have liked to go if the child had not been an issue and you are sorry they have had bad experiences in the past then wish them well and have lots of fun with your child because they are only young one time.
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