"My mother insists that Aiden can stay with friends or at a motel! The reason? They want to visit with their dogs, and Aiden is severely allergic to dogs and cats. Dear Not a Hotel, Even if I were willing to entertain this idea (which I am not), the entire house would have to be cleaned after the dogs left, and even then there would be no guarantee that Aiden's allergies wouldn't be triggered. It's not a risk I'm willing to expose him to."
"When I explained to my parents that they needed to make other arrangements, they threatened not to come to Charlotte's wedding at all. Now my sister has joined my parents in insisting that Aiden stay elsewhere (she and her fiance have even offered to let him stay at their place), adding that her wedding will be ruined if our parents aren't there and it will be my fault. This is all so upsetting that I'm considering not attending the wedding. What should I do?"
A couple faces a wedding-week conflict when the parents insist on bringing dogs and demand the allergic husband sleep elsewhere. The husband is severely allergic to dogs and cats, and the host spouse refuses to risk household contamination and an allergic reaction. Parents threaten to skip the wedding if their pets are not accommodated, and the sister pressures the couple by saying the wedding will be ruined without their attendance. The family dynamic includes longtime dislike of the husband by the mother, escalating the dispute. Responsibility for pet arrangements is placed on the visiting parents, not the hosts.
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