Ripley wrote:I agree with other posters that it is totally ok the boys were not there. Those boys don't really care about weddings. Amber and Gabe are just "mom and dad's friends that are getting married". It is a grown up event! They are too young to understand what is going on, it would be a late night with cranky kids etc... I am sure the boys had WAY more fun camping. I can see Alyna going because Lilia is there to enjoy it with, they both might like weddings and seeing the pretty decorations and dresses etc... (I have not seen the video to know how fancy the wedding was, but you get what I mean). I know my five year old son would not have enjoyed a wedding. Maybe he could hold it together for an hour or two, but the wedding was 2 hours away! I just don't get why people see this as a big deal that the boys were not there!
I can get on board with everything you said here. I think you're completely right. Except that it all applies to Addie too and she was there. That's what bothers me.
Under different circumstances i wouldn't be bothered if jess decided that she wanted a bit of an adult evening or that it'd be too much/too hard with the little ones. But if it's not too much for Addie, it's not too much for her other children imo.
I hope this doesn't sound like I'm yelling at you, it's hard to tell how these posts come across. Nothing against you or your opinion!