This mother didn’t leave her 10-month-old with a babysitter and chose to take the risk, even though babies weren’t allowed at the wedding. «The groom’s mom confronted me and told me that her son and his bride had a problem with the baby going to the wedding.»
Parents know the responsibility of caring for a child, which is very special to them. However, this doesn’t mean that everyone sees parenthood as a pleasant experience, and there are even those who prefer to keep their children away from certain types of events.
This was the case with one controversial wedding where the bride and groom explicitly asked their guests to attend without children. While it may sound a bit cruel to separate families from their children, it is also important to understand that it’s their wedding, so they get to decide how they want to do it.
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However, there was one guest who sparked conflict because, even though she knew the conditions for attending the ceremony, she still decided to attend with her son. This case generated a problem and a discussion on the social platform Reddit, where a user called Baby Wedding Throwaway told her story.
«My cousin lives a 6-hour drive from me and the rest of our family. A few months ago, we all drove there for his wedding. Due to limited space, no children were invited to the wedding except for the bride’s young nieces and nephews. My baby was 10 months old at the time, and I wasn’t comfortable leaving him alone in an unfamiliar place with a stranger, which was a babysitter that my other cousins hired for their own kids,» she recounted.
«So I decided to bring him to the wedding. I wrote on the RSVP that I was bringing him, but he would be sitting on my lap, and I would bring him my own food response. My cousin didn’t say anything, so I assumed he was OK with it. My baby cried at the ceremony but I quickly took him out of the room. At the reception, I had him with me the whole time in a body carrier. He didn’t make much of a fuss and I thought everything was OJ,» she added.
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However, while she may not have thought her son’s behavior was too much of a nuisance, the bride and groom at the wedding did end up being uncomfortable. After the ceremony they let her know, perhaps in an unempathetic way.
«After the wedding, my aunt (the groom’s mother) confronted me and said I had been rude for bringing my baby without permission. I explained that I wrote in the invitation response what I planned to do, but my cousin didn’t object. She said my cousin and his girlfriend had a problem with it, but the girlfriend didn’t want to start any drama because she doesn’t know me well,» he recounted.
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«My other cousin’s baby was 7 months old at the time, and my aunt said that he had no problem leaving his baby with the ‘certified’ babysitter, and I should have done the same. Some of my cousins were upset because they thought that the groom gave me special treatment by letting me bring my baby and making them leave their kids with a babysitter. I didn’t mean to start any drama. Am I an idiot?» she said.
This situation generated divided opinions because some claimed that it was daring of her to bring her son. Others responded that the reason they didn’t want children was because of space, and in that case she took care of both the food and the baby’s needs. Yet others suggested that there was also the option of staying at home.