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Originally Posted by musicmom
All you can do is invite them, no biggie if they do not attend. I'd quit inviting them eventually. They need to think about what they are doing if they want to be a part of your childs life.
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See, I wanted to think this, and for a while I did, but it failed miserably when I found out that my nieces and nephews would be given that attention and my own children will be deliberately ignored. My brothers are permitted to pressure me to convert, but my own very strong faith is totally banned and even cursed. My parents are very obviously playing favorites not only with me, but also my children. Can I let my kids be treated that way? What is going to happen 5 years down the road when my daughter asks me, "Mommy, why does Nana go to Uncle Bobby's Christmas party but not our winter festival?" "Why does Poppy open presents with Aunt Lura's family and not us?" "Will Nana and Poppy come to my 'conformation'?" I don't know how to answer those questions, and I don't want to have to figure it out.