US EditionDEAR ABBY: Wedding Guest List Doesn't Include Late Grandfather's Widow
Son and fiancee exclude late father's second wife Bonnie from a small wedding reception due to family tensions and her lack of effort to accept the fiancee.
- The author's son plans to marry his fiancee in a few months, with a small gathering in California that does not include Bonnie, the late father’s second wife.
- Bonnie has been part of the family nearly 40 years but the son and daughter have not accepted the author's choice to marry again and have not spoken to her.
- The author feels uncertain about how to inform Bonnie of her exclusion because Bonnie tends to take things personally and is likely to be very upset upon learning she is not invited to the son's reception.
- The author’s husband died a decade ago and had expressed remorse for past pain, while her daughter introduced her to online dating two years prior.
- Experts advise discussing the family situation with a legal advisor and scheduling sessions with a therapist before working to reconnect with the children or introducing the new husband.
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DEAR ABBY: Wedding guest list doesn’t include late grandfather’s widow
DEAR ABBY: My son and his fiancee are getting married in a few months. They are planning a small reception with only their closest friends and family. Unfortunately, this excludes my late father's second wife, "Bonnie," who has been in our lives for nearly 40 years. My son has no particular problem with Bonnie, but she has struggled with mental health issues over the years, and at times her behaviour created friction within the family. She has m…
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Dear Abby: Wedding guest list doesn't include late grandfather's widow
They are planning a small reception with only their closest friends and family.
Dear Abby: Grandpa’s widow left off wedding invite
Dear Abby: My son and his fiancee are getting married in a few months. They are planning a small reception with only their closest friends and family. Unfortunately, this excludes my late father’s second wife, “Bonnie,” who has been in our lives for nearly 40 years. My son has no particular problem with Bonnie, but she has struggled with mental health issues over the years, and at times her behavior created friction within the family. She has ma…
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