Fallout for not attending a wedding.

pickledonionspaceraider

Another toxic thread...

Pollycat

pickledonionspaceraider said:

Another toxic thread...

I thought the majority of the responses were fair.

I don't think a wedding invitation is a summons or Royal Command but I know people disagree with my viewpoint and think that the OP should attend.

Why do you think this thread is toxic?

John_

Don’t go if you don’t want, but really, those reasons sound a bit silly. You put the baby in a car seat and drive there, give them Calpol and a teething ring if teething, and buy a box of the Aptamil pre-mix little bottles that each come with a disposable teat.

We drove from Northumberland to Kent last month with a little baby and a two year-old, and it was absolutely fine. 

-taff

You  didn't read the bit where the baby sicks up formula then?

John_

thegreengreengrass112 said:

-taff said:

No one [sensible] wants to go for a long trp with a small baby to a potentially lethal gathering and back again in one day when they're going to be stressed enough about the next wroking day. Covid is still about. Stay where you can control your exposure.

This has played another large part in our decision - we are still very anxious about this virus and want to do everything we can to protect ourselves and most importantly our baby. Which is another reason we are not wanting to go to service stations for baby feeding/changing etc. 

Babies don’t get ill with Covid, so you should not worry yourself on that point.

John_

-taff said:

You  didn't read the bit where the baby sicks up formula then?

No, because that’s not what was written.

OP said baby feeds on formula so it would have to be made up in the hotel room.

sweetsand

-taff said:

You  didn't read the bit where the baby sicks up formula then?

Whats that to do with the inappropriate comments made by the other poster that the threads "toxic"?? Babies do throw up that is just a fact of life and especially in cars.

-taff

John_ said:

-taff said:

You  didn't read the bit where the baby sicks up formula then?

No, because that’s not what was written.

OP said baby feeds on formula so it would have to be made up in the hotel room.

thegreengreengrass112 said:

rach_k said:

My MIL is the same - she gets offended if I don't attend things but the bride/groom (there are always a zillion wedding events) are always fine about it.

On a side note, you can get formula in ready made bottles or cartons so don't let that stop you doing things you want to do!  They work out expensive if you choose them as your usual option but they're great for trips.  

Hi, thanks for the suggestion but we have tried our daughter on the ready made formula and unfortunately her stomach can't tolerate it and she throws it all back up and it really upsets her. So unfortunately it isn't an option for us, but thank you anyway! And it's the same situation with the bride and groom in this case too - we spoke to them about it and they understood even though they were disappointed. X

Ahem....

And yes, babies can catch covid....

sweetsand

John_ said:

-taff said:

You  didn't read the bit where the baby sicks up formula then?

No, because that’s not what was written.

OP said baby feeds on formula so it would have to be made up in the hotel room.

That was exactly what was written but I doubt the poster will acknowledge that.

Pollycat

-taff said:

Ahem....

And yes, babies can catch covid....

Indeed.

The youngest person to die from covid in the UK was a 13 day old baby.

I understand that some people think the OP is making excuses not to attend this wedding but it's very unfair of John_ to make false statements and misrepresent what the OP has actually posted.