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<h2>Plenty of weddings have a no-kids rule, and even if you don&#39;t love it, do you have to obey it?</h2><p>I know I&#39;ve certainly snuck in some contraband in a movie theatre or two...but children seem more conspicuous. This disgruntled <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/mj9qxx/aita_for_kicking_my_3_sisters_out_of_my_wedding/">groom</a> consulted a Reddit forum for answers, and did not hold back.</p><h2>AITA (Am I the A**hole) for kicking my 3 sisters out of my wedding after they came with their kids?</h2><blockquote> <p>My wife and I got married 2 weeks ago. We wanted a child-free wedding so we&#39;ve let everyone know my family/inlaws/friends and relatives and everyone was okay with it. Except for my family. I have 3 sisters all with kids from 2-10.</p> </blockquote><p> </p><blockquote> <p>My mom said it was illogical to not allow kids since (1 this never happened in the family and (2 my sisters live towns away so the kids can&#39;t be left alone. After a lot of arguing and others getting involved. I stood my ground and they agreed to not bring kids.</p> </blockquote><h2>Good for you!</h2><blockquote> <p>At the wedding no one brought kids. My parents and aunts were already there. But then I saw my 2 sisters arriving with their kids. I immediately went to ask what&#39;s the deal.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><blockquote> <p>They began arguing with me when I said I won&#39;t be letting them in with the kids. I saw My older sister came with her kids in the car I was pissed I asked why they decided to go against the rule and bring kids. My mom started yelling at me when I told my sisters they weren&#39;t allowed in with the kids.</p> </blockquote><h2>Uh oh...</h2><blockquote> <p>Everyone was yelling at me I had to get the security involved to make them leave. My parents and aunt left shortly after.</p> </blockquote><h2>Holy smokes!</h2><blockquote> <p>They were so pissed at me. I got nasty texts later and my cousin posted about my &quot;shitty wedding&quot; on fb.</p> </blockquote><h2>Maybe cousins should have been on the no-invite list, too.</h2><blockquote> <p>Days later. I&#39;ve gathered the family and explained that what they did was wrong. I asked If I allowed my sisters with their kids what message does that send to my inlaws and friends who wanted to bring kids but they couldn&#39;t?</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><blockquote> <p>My sisters argued with me and it turned out my mom told them to bring their kids and she&#39;d deal with me later. I told them they could&#39;ve arranged for a babysitter but my mom said they wanted to celebrate as a whole family. Said that I ruined my own wedding by making a scene.</p> </blockquote><h2>*Charlie Brown voice* Oh mother...</h2><blockquote> <p>And everyone will always remember my wedding as a disaster, a shitshow because of mine and my wife&#39;s child-free bull. They said the only way to fix it is to have another wedding/party and include everyone especially kids- I called them unreasonable.</p> </blockquote><p> </p><blockquote> <p>I asked mom where TF she got the nerve to even demand that?. They blamed my wife and claimed it was deliberate.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Blaming the bride? Wouldn&#39;t recommend.</h2><blockquote> <p>I left. They started talking to my wife trying to convince her that they don&#39;t approve of what happened and that they&#39;re giving us the chance to fix the situation otherwise the relationship is damaged. This caused me a headache and I don&#39;t think what I did was wrong. I just wanted them to have some respect for my wife and her family.</p> </blockquote><h2>Ah, the joy of not being a parent!</h2><p>Was this couple out of line or was his family deserving of getting bounced? Reddit, show us the light.</p><blockquote> <p>NTA - Your wedding, you set the rules and the guest list. Kids weren&rsquo;t on it. They broke the rules intentionally and they suffered the consequences. Stand your ground. - butt5000</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>Your mother is the problem. This does not bode well for your marriage. She is likely going to be the dreaded MIL (mother-in-law) to your wife. In fact, that they tried to convince you to have another ceremony <em>&#39;with the whole family&#39;</em> is just the beginning of a nightmare marriage for your wife. - encouragement_much</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>NTA~ I have 5 children. My cousin wanted a childfree wedding. I did not get mad or upset or demand they be allowed to come. However, when I showed up and saw dozens of other children running around, I did feel very upset. It still bothers me to this day. - JairiB</p> </blockquote><h2>But not everyone was on the groom&#39;s side. @takimyildiz said:</h2><blockquote> <p>ESH (everyone sucks here) - Honestly, I&#39;ve been to a dozen weddings and yet the only reason I even know that childfree weddings exist is because of reddit. I know everyone here is all about &quot;youre wedding youre rules&quot; but I really think that sometimes it&#39;s just unreasonable (I know a very bad stance here on reddit).</p> </blockquote><h2>Brave!</h2><blockquote> <p>Especially if they live in a different city and woul&#39;d need to leave them over night (depends on how old the kids are). I think that it is ok to say that you would prefer everyone to come without their kids but to ban them from the wedding just because they brought them is ridiculous. Of course what your mother (and sisters) did was absouluty uncalled for, especially since she new your hard stance on the topic.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>Having a &quot;no kids allowed&quot; wedding that excludes your nieces and nephews is pretty crappy. Not to mention I&#39;m sure a lot of people would only trust family to watch their small children overnight, and who is supposed to do that when their family is also at the wedding? Yet I&#39;m sure OP would be here writing a different post about &quot;my three sisters all declined going to my wedding because it was No Kids, AITA?&quot; if they had said no. - Morella_xx</p> </blockquote><h2>But this user makes perhaps the most important point of all:</h2><blockquote> <p>Why would a kid even wanna go to a wedding? There&#39;s nothing to do its not a child area. Source: I went to a wedding when I was a kid and it sucked. - Artic_Foxknot</p> </blockquote><h2>And there you have it! Moms can be too much, but so can children (and cousins, apparently). Your wedding, your rules. But remember, it never hurts to suck up to the new in-laws.</h2><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Groom asks if he was wrong to kick sisters out of child-free wedding for bringing kids.

Plenty of weddings have a no-kids rule, and even if you don&#39;t love it, do you have to obey it?I know I&#39;ve certainly snuck in some contraband in a movie theatre or two...but children seem more conspicuous. This disgruntled groom consulted a Reddit forum for answers, and did not hold back.AITA (Am I the A**hole) for kicking my 3 sisters out of my wedding after they came with their kids? My wife and I got married 2 weeks ago. We wanted a child-free wedding so we&#39;ve let everyone know my family/inlaws/friends and relatives and everyone was okay with it. Except for my family. I have 3 sisters all with kids from 2-10.   My mom said it was illogical to not allow kids since (1 this never happened in the family and (2 my sisters live towns away so the kids can&#39;t be left alone. After a lot of arguing and others getting involved. I stood my ground and they agreed to not bring kids. Good for you! At the wedding no one brought kids. My parents and aunts were already there. But then I saw my 2 sisters arriving with their kids. I immediately went to ask what&#39;s the deal.   They began arguing with me when I said I won&#39;t be letting them in with the kids. I saw My older sister came with her kids in the car I was pissed I asked why they decided to go against the rule and bring kids. My mom started yelling at me when I told my sisters they weren&#39;t allowed in with the kids. Uh oh... Everyone was yelling at me I had to get the security involved to make them leave. My parents and aunt left shortly after. Holy smokes! They were so pissed at me. I got nasty texts later and my cousin posted about my &quot;shitty wedding&quot; on fb. Maybe cousins should have been on the no-invite list, too. Days later. I&#39;ve gathered the family and explained that what they did was wrong. I asked If I allowed my sisters with their kids what message does that send to my inlaws and friends who wanted to bring kids but they couldn&#39;t?   My sisters argued with me and it turned out my mom told them to bring their kids and she&#39;d deal with me later. I told them they could&#39;ve arranged for a babysitter but my mom said they wanted to celebrate as a whole family. Said that I ruined my own wedding by making a scene. *Charlie Brown voice* Oh mother... And everyone will always remember my wedding as a disaster, a shitshow because of mine and my wife&#39;s child-free bull. They said the only way to fix it is to have another wedding/party and include everyone especially kids- I called them unreasonable.   I asked mom where TF she got the nerve to even demand that?. They blamed my wife and claimed it was deliberate. Blaming the bride? Wouldn&#39;t recommend. I left. They started talking to my wife trying to convince her that they don&#39;t approve of what happened and that they&#39;re giving us the chance to fix the situation otherwise the relationship is damaged. This caused me a headache and I don&#39;t think what I did was wrong. I just wanted them to have some respect for my wife and her family. Ah, the joy of not being a parent!Was this couple out of line or was his family deserving of getting bounced? Reddit, show us the light. NTA - Your wedding, you set the rules and the guest list. Kids weren&rsquo;t on it. They broke the rules intentionally and they suffered the consequences. Stand your ground. - butt5000  Your mother is the problem. This does not bode well for your marriage. She is likely going to be the dreaded MIL (mother-in-law) to your wife. In fact, that they tried to convince you to have another ceremony &#39;with the whole family&#39; is just the beginning of a nightmare marriage for your wife. - encouragement_much  NTA~ I have 5 children. My cousin wanted a childfree wedding. I did not get mad or upset or demand they be allowed to come. However, when I showed up and saw dozens of other children running around, I did feel very upset. It still bothers me to this day. - JairiB But not everyone was on the groom&#39;s side. @takimyildiz said: ESH (everyone sucks here) - Honestly, I&#39;ve been to a dozen weddings and yet the only reason I even know that childfree weddings exist is because of reddit. I know everyone here is all about &quot;youre wedding youre rules&quot; but I really think that sometimes it&#39;s just unreasonable (I know a very bad stance here on reddit). Brave! Especially if they live in a different city and woul&#39;d need to leave them over night (depends on how old the kids are). I think that it is ok to say that you would prefer everyone to come without their kids but to ban them from the wedding just because they brought them is ridiculous. Of course what your mother (and sisters) did was absouluty uncalled for, especially since she new your hard stance on the topic.  Having a &quot;no kids allowed&quot; wedding that excludes your nieces and nephews is pretty crappy. Not to mention I&#39;m sure a lot of people would only trust family to watch their small children overnight, and who is supposed to do that when their family is also at the wedding? Yet I&#39;m sure OP would be here writing a different post about &quot;my three sisters all declined going to my wedding because it was No Kids, AITA?&quot; if they had said no. - Morella_xx But this user makes perhaps the most important point of all: Why would a kid even wanna go to a wedding? There&#39;s nothing to do its not a child area. Source: I went to a wedding when I was a kid and it sucked. - Artic_Foxknot And there you have it! Moms can be too much, but so can children (and cousins, apparently). Your wedding, your rules. But remember, it never hurts to suck up to the new in-laws.

Plenty of weddings have a no-kids rule, and even if you don&#39;t love it, do you have to obey it?  I know I&#39;ve certainly snuck in some contraband in a movie theatre or two...but children seem more conspicuous. This disgruntled groom...