cjra wrote:
Catherine Woodgold wrote:
"cjra" ) writes:
if their names are not on the invitation, they *are* explicitly
excluded.

I disagree. In some cultures, not having their names on
the invitation may implicitly exclude them, but not explicitly.

Ok, implicitly then. If someone's name is not on an invitation, they
are not invited. It's not appropriate to put 'no kids' on an invitation
(tho it is commonly done). In which cultures is it the norm to assume
someone is invited even if not on an invitation?

Hmmm. On the invitation, our last name was misspelled badly enough to
be nearly unrecognizable. Does that mean we're not invited either?

Anyhow, due to lots of pressure from Mom and other family members, plus
the fact that I do want to see my family that I haven't seen in a long
time and introduce them to my baby, we're going. They've arranged to
have a sitter on site, so DS will be maybe two minutes away. We won't
stay long anyhow, just for the dinner probably.

KD