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What would you do in this situation?

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gonnahavetocancel · 30/04/2008 17:11

DD baby naming is next month. My parents offered to pay for the buffet and the cake. MIL offers to pay for the childrens entertainment and the ceremony. Dh and I accept both offers.

MIL works and so does FIL, they have several houses that are paid off (so they tell us at every oppoutunity) they lead a very good lifestyle.

DH tells me today that MIL will not be paying for the kids entertainer now.
I ask why and DH says MIL MIGHT not be able to afford it.

TBH I don't know what to do, I am a bit upset as DH and I dont have the money to be able to pay for the kids entertainer and the ceremony. It looks like we will have to cancel altogether.

My parents dont have the money to be able to even lend us it. The only way I can see us being able to do it is if we get a small loan out. The ammount isn't much but thats the only way DH and I could afford it.

What would you do?
A) Cancel
B) rant at MIL
C) Get a loan

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WestCountryLass · 30/04/2008 20:08

If it were me I would increase my overdraft to pay for it and then I would never accept the MILs offer of anything again and only plan to do future events that you can afford without her help.

gonnahavetocancel · 01/05/2008 19:42

I have cancelled the entertainer and I have some ideas for kids activities on the kids table.

I've got some colouring books and crayons and plain paper, I'm gonna make some play dough and DH is going to make a pin the spider on the spider man for the boys and a pin the tiara on the princess for the girls.
We have also got lots of balloons. I might even do a treasure hunt.

Thanks for all your ideas.

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