She Wanted To Have A Child-Free Wedding, But Now That Her Future Father-In-Law’s Young Kids Can’t Attend, He’s Threatening To Boycott The Event With The Rest Of His Side Of The Family
This 23-year-old woman and her fiancé, who is 21, have only been engaged for just under three months. But, they both agreed on one specific wedding detail right after getting engaged: no children under the age of 16 would be allowed at the event.
They both plan to tie the knot in October of 2024 and according to her, there are various reasons why they don’t want kids present.
First of all, there will be a ton of alcoholic beverages being served. Plus, their venue features two fireplaces with no covers or gates– meaning that there are practically no safety precautions for any little kids.
“We decided collectively no one under 16 because they are old enough to drive and leave if they please and are mature enough to respect the environment,” she explained.
She and her fiancé made sure to tell everyone that they were having a child-free wedding, too, and practically everyone seemed okay with it– from her nieces and nephews to her matron of honor, who has a 3-year-old child.
In her mind, it also helped that they provided everyone with a full year of notice.
Yet, her fiancé’s father– her soon-to-be father-in-law– is the only person who has a major issue with the child-free rule, and it’s starting to cause a lot of drama.
For context, her future father-in-law has two children, who are 12 and 8 years old. So, he actually claimed that, since his kids weren’t allowed to attend, then the rest of her fiancé’s father’s side of the family wouldn’t be going to the wedding, either.
“We have been getting very manipulative phone calls this entire time, and they have accused me of being controlling,” she revealed.
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On top of that, some of her father-in-law’s family members have even tried to arrange meet-ups with her fiancé to convince him to change his mind.
Now, it’s important to note that her fiancé’s father has never really been a huge part of his life.
“My fiancé was the one keeping in contact and going to see him. He never came to see my fiancé,” she vented.
That’s why she isn’t too keen on bending the rules of her child-free wedding just for her father-in-law’s two sons. However, she’s just not sure if refusing to make an exception is the wrong thing to do.
Do you think it’s fair that she feels forced to make an exception just so the rest of her fiancé’s family will show up to the wedding? Should she hold her ground or not? What would you do?
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