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AIBU to not invite the whole family to my sons First Communion?

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Janet6 · 19/09/2018 16:14

Last year our daughter received her First Communion. We celebrated it with a small party at our home on the day for her grandparents, her godfather and his friend, and her godmother, husband and son. A few days later we went on a family outing of her choice. My daughter doesn’t like a lot of attention and she loved the small party and the family outing. We let her choose. (The other choice was a big party.)

Next year our son will receive his First Communion.
My MIL has already questioned us about our plans. She demands that this time not only the godfather is present (one of her sons) but also her other two sons and their families (4 adults + 4 children). We told her that we aren’t preparing the party yet and we haven’t even asked our son the way he likes to celabrate. My MIL doesn’t care, she insists...

I don’t feel like inviting them anymore. AIBU?

OP posts:
agnurse · 19/09/2018 16:19

Not MIL's call. If you don't want all those people you don't have to invite them. If she continues to insist you can tell her she won't be invited either.

elliejjtiny · 19/09/2018 16:26

Yanbu. My ds is getting baptised soon and I won't be asking the whole family to come.

theOtherPamAyres · 19/09/2018 16:32

It's your son's day. It's your little family's day. It's nice if the extended family can be present at the mass but no-one will miss them if they don't go - it's not like a church wedding or a church funeral.

Your arrangements are your arrangements and nobody else's business.

Owletterocks · 19/09/2018 16:41

I don’t know, I couldn’t invite one brother and not the others even if the invited one is the godfather.

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