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AITA for setting my wedding date for a week my BIL doesn't have custody of his kids?
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I don't blame the couple for wanting a normal wedding day. It can be so hard and confusing when you have family members who are dysfunctional and unstable. I can completely relate to that. It's difficult because they're your family on one hand, but they're also dramatic and embarrassing on another.
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The couple has every right to not want these children at their wedding. They're not related, and the kids are too young to understand anything, so they hate everyone who isn't their mom. It's the groom's sister's husband's children. It's so distant, and they don't want to be at the wedding anyway.
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Man excludes sister’s 7-year-old and 11-year-old stepchildren from wedding due to past shenanigans, she gets the hint and blames him: “Why didn’t you take the custody schedule into account?”
Weddings are well-known for being the "happiest day" of someone's life. Who actually feels like that? Sure, people can have a great time at their wedding, but from the myriad of stories centering on the evil mother-in-law, the sabotaging uncle, or the mischievous nephew, there leaves little for the bride and groom to enjoy. Bridging one person's family together is difficult, but bringing two different people's families from both sides? It's obvious a nightmare is about to ensue.
There are those who have convivial weddings, full of food, drink, dance, and festivities. The whole notion is to celebrate the couple getting married, making their eternal vows, and to celebrate the love between them. In 2025, we easily lose sight of this fairytale-like environment and might too often create an ecosystem of drama.
In the story below, the couple in question wants to avoid the latter at all costs. To do this, they intentionally exclude the groom's sister's stepchildren from the wedding, but she finds out about their ploy. For all the juicy details, read the full article below.