Hey all,
New 2nd time mum here to 3week old. I come from a religious background, where it is normal to christen babies within a few months and hold a celebration for family and friends.
My husband and his family are not religious, and I have an ongoing issue with his family not taking interest in us. They aren’t very close, but certain members of the family will meet up with their kids often and neglect to include us even though we live just a few minutes away.
Today, I booked my child’s christening after being approached by our priest who has offered to perform this on Easter as part of parish mass celebrations. This would be a very special time for this to take place, and I felt very excited to have this be the case. For reference my baby would be 10 weeks old and aside from this date we would need to wait another 6 weeks.
My MIL has now suggested we move the christening date to another day as my SIL and family are away for the weekend. My husband feels that I am keeping this date to spite my in laws, however I feel strongly that the date we have chosen is more important given its religious significance and we would not change if it was on another weekend in the year. We have other family who are happy to attend on this date, and it is only my in laws who have issue.
AIBU to keep this date knowing some of my husbands family cannot attend?