Posts Tagged ‘Control’
One of my guests is questioning my guest list. How do I respond?
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I am throwing a party to celebrate my parents’ wedding anniversary. I’m the only child and am taking a lot of pride in handling the arrangements on my own, as a gift to them.
I don’t have a lot of money but I found a nice small venue that I could afford and asked my guests to make it a potluck BBQ. The venue only holds 25 people, which would include my parents’ siblings and their children, and two friends they have known for twenty years.
Now my aunt is emailing me with a bunch of questions about whether I invited this great-aunt or that second cousin, which I did not. This was the only place I found that I could afford on my own, and I am hurt that my aunt in questioning me and my judgement.
I feel that if she wanted to control the guest list, she could have planned a party herself. But I am the hostess and should be able to invite as many people as I want.
Please help me respond to her inquiries in a manner that is polite and respectful (I know she thinks she’s helping) but which indicates that I have made my decisions and do not need her questioning me. I don’t want to cause problems in the family or make people feel that they weren’t wanted: it’s just that this was what I could afford to give them.
What is the common thought about posting suggestive pictures online?
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