I am asking for advice, should I take my children to the wedding? My youngest sister is getting married in June. It will be in our hometown in eastern Poland. I've been living in the city for 12 years and it's different here, but I know what weddings look like there. When I was a child, I went to my neighbors to weddings and I watched a lot. Too many. People drink terribly there, and then you know, it happens in a variety of ways. The kids are hanging around all the time. The guests spend the night in the barn, and the morning is fresh. I wish my kids weren't there, but I'm afraid my sister and parents will get angry. And we always go to them during the summer. Maybe if you tell me it will be easier for me to decide. How do you think?
Your doubts are justified and right. A wedding is not a party for children. At most, the very beginning, when the wishes and the first toasts resound. I don't know how big your kids are. If they are related to your aunt, try to arrange their attendance so that they can only be at the wedding. It can be a new and beautiful experience for them. They will see how my aunt, in the presence of many relatives and friends, goes down the altar in an elegant dress and takes the marriage vow. They will feel the solemn mood of the ceremony, they will realize that the wedding is an important moment in life. They will have the opportunity to wish their aunt. Then someone they know has to take care of them and either take them home or take them home and stay with them. Consider if you have one among your husband's friends or relatives. If it turns out that this is not possible, take care of the children at home, and go to the wedding and reception yourself. There is no reason why children should stay up all night and participate in scandalous scenes. Will the family be offended? If it is sane, it shouldn't. You have the right to have your own view of the way you raise your children. The message that the wedding is an adult party should be enough. At a wedding, everyone wants to be free, have fun, and not look after the children. Children, on the other hand, should not be left without control and care. And that's it. Will it be easier for you to make a decision now?
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Barbara Śreniowska-SzafranEducator with many years of experience.
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