Weird thing at work today...
Today, in the teachers lounge, one of my co-workers asked me if children were invited to my wedding. I thought this was odd since this is a person I drive home daily who is in fact invited to my wedding with a guest - specifically the man she lives with.
I am only inviting people with guests who live with someone, who are engaged or who are involved in long term relationships. She knew this. I realized she had also been invited, by my sister, to my nephew's Bar Mitzvah in November. (My sister and I teach in the same place). She asked my sister if she could bring her 12 year old son to the Bar Mitzvah instead of the man she lives with. The only reason why 'her man's' name wasnt specified on the invitation was because my sister didn't know it. Thats why it said 'and guest'and SHE KNEW IT. My sister had to refuse the child as a guest because there were other children of co-workers whom she couldnt invite and it wouldnt have been fair to have one and not the other.
My guess is that she asked ME about children at the wedding because she KNEW I'd also say no. I think she assumes that we dont want HER child at our celebrations.
Now can someone tell me why a person would want to bring a child to a wedding who wouldnt know anyone, who would be attached to the mother's side the whole night at a black tie function with NOBODY to talk to but adults? Could this be FUN for a child?
I am only inviting people with guests who live with someone, who are engaged or who are involved in long term relationships. She knew this. I realized she had also been invited, by my sister, to my nephew's Bar Mitzvah in November. (My sister and I teach in the same place). She asked my sister if she could bring her 12 year old son to the Bar Mitzvah instead of the man she lives with. The only reason why 'her man's' name wasnt specified on the invitation was because my sister didn't know it. Thats why it said 'and guest'and SHE KNEW IT. My sister had to refuse the child as a guest because there were other children of co-workers whom she couldnt invite and it wouldnt have been fair to have one and not the other.
My guess is that she asked ME about children at the wedding because she KNEW I'd also say no. I think she assumes that we dont want HER child at our celebrations.
Now can someone tell me why a person would want to bring a child to a wedding who wouldnt know anyone, who would be attached to the mother's side the whole night at a black tie function with NOBODY to talk to but adults? Could this be FUN for a child?
