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Help: I got a weird phone call: wedding invite

JXNOscar Posted:

Help: I got a weird phone call: wedding invite

My boss and his wife have become good friends of mine over the years but recently they moved across the country and my role in the office has become negative so both issues have but some tension on the relationship. My boss' wife's mother lives with them and thru the years I have also gotten to be friendly with her (but haven't seen her since last Jan)

I just got a call from my boss in his home office in the midwest. Little did I know his wife was also on the call. They wanted to know if her mother was invited to the NY wedding. I flat out said no, but was happy to extend the invitation. The wife got all wierd, said um...okay and they hung up.

*** am I supposed to do now?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?
I know they need someone to watch their kids and I originally said to them years ago their kids would be invited before we made a decison to not invite children across the board. How could they just call me up and say that. Am I wrong? Should I have sugarcoated the no. I feel like an A$$. Remember friend or not this is my boss.
debsey75 Posted:

Re: Help: I got a weird phone call: wedding invite

Wow this one is tough. I would try to explain to them that you thought it would have been a burden on her to have to fly here and for them to find a babysitter. You would have loved to invite her but you didnt want her to feel obligated to fly across the country. BS alot and hopefully it will all work itself out.

JanuaryBride06 Posted:

Re: Help: I got a weird phone call: wedding invite

Just because he's your boss at work doesn't excuse being so rude as to make you feel like you have to invite his MIL.
Don't feel like an *** - they should feel that way for calling you and putting you on the spot like that.
beautyq115 Posted:

Re: Help: I got a weird phone call: wedding invite


Posted by JanuaryBride06

Just because he's your boss at work doesn't excuse being so rude as to make you feel like you have to invite his MIL.
Don't feel like an *** - they should feel that way for calling you and putting you on the spot like that.



Exactly....I don't feel that you are under any obligation to invite her...WTH! You have a certain amount of people you can invite and thats it!

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