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Wedding - what would you do?

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LottiesMum21 · 24/01/2022 15:07

DH's brother is getting married in Italy in May. DD will be 14months. The wedding is child free. There are events every day in the evening which DD can go to but they all start 30 minutes before her bedtime. The wedding itself is in the day but DD isn't invited to attend the ceremony, dinner or speeches. Various family have spoken to the B&G - they aren't budging. They seem to think it'll be OK to use a babysitter in the day and leave DD alone in hotel room at night. I'm not happy about either. Honestly I'm absolutely dreading it - DH will have to go to all the events as it's his brother which leaves me to do childcare alone in a foreign country. The whole family is going and I know if I say I don't want to go I'll be seen as making a fuss. Should I suck it up for family harmony or dig my heels in and stay in the UK while the whole extended family lives it large in amalfi? (We've already shelled out £££ for flights)

Genuinely interested - what would you do?

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Yuckypretty · 25/01/2022 12:32

I'd go but look after DD. I'd rather be looking after my child in the sun than at home.

Under no circumstances would I leave a baby or child in a hotel on their own.

MaggieFS · 25/01/2022 13:58

@RampantIvy

It doesn't seem to have occurred to all the posters telling the OP to "just get a babysitter" that some parents feel really uncomfortable leaving their toddler with a complete stranger in a foreign country.

Confused

Very true, but that wasn't what the OP asked. She asked WWYD and that's what I would do.
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