My sister, who is truly my closest friend, is getting married in Europe next year. I am the maid of honor. She has made it very clear that children, including mine, are not invited to the reception and other wedding events. I have two children under 5, who are very loved by my sister and her fiancé. Here’s my problem: I would only feel comfortable leaving my kids with a family member while traveling internationally. But my entire family will be at the wedding and my husband does not have any family. So while I would love to leave my kids at home for this trip and enjoy it with my husband, it’s unfortunately not possible. I am also really not comfortable leaving my kids with a stranger in a foreign country. I honestly hate all of my options:
1. Go with my husband and kids to Europe. Skip all wedding activities other than the reception and ceremony. During the wedding my husband and I switch between watching the kids and being there.
2. Leave the kids home with my husband while I attend all wedding events solo. My guilt on this option would be super hard for me to overcome. 3. I tell her that I am absolutely heart broken not to attend, and try to celebrate with them at home in some special way.
I’d love to get some thoughts here. Or maybe some other option I’m not thinking of. Thank you!
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