Been invited to a child-free wedding - a good friend who I've known for ten years. We've been close most of that time but have drifted apart over the last year or so and although I don't really know why, i think it's because she's v career driven and can't have kids and I've jacked in work to be a SAHM. I totally understand why she doesn't want kids there by the way, not bothered about that, and I'd love to go but will have a 7mo breastfeeder (and a toddler, who I definitely wouldn't want to take anyway) and logistically it's a bit impossible (other end of the country from where we live, no babysitter etc etc).
I have to reply by email and don't want to just say "we can't make it" as it might sound like I can't be bothered to go, but equally don't want to have a big, long excuse about the kids that could potentially sound like an attack on their decision not to invite them... Or an attempt to get them invited! So, if it were you, what would you want to hear? (Ps she lives in Hong Kong so ringing her to explain is out)
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OhPuddleducks · 19/02/2014 14:34
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