While weddings are most commonly attended by a bride and groom's closest friends and family, it's not uncommon that they may enforce a "no children" policy for the special night.
However, this quickly becomes a dilemma for any parents who have to look at expensive childcare methods for their little ones.
After her sister enforced a strict adult-only policy at her wedding, a woman is forcing the bride to pay the babysitting fee for her child otherwise she's refusing to attend.
Taking to popular forum site Reddit, the woman has sparked a huge debate after claiming it's "ridiculous" that the bride won't pay the costs.
She explained: "I want to be there for my sister and obviously, I'd like to see her get married. But the problem is... I'm a single mum. My son is six and when he's not at school I need to be home watching him."
The woman went on: "So being out for hours at a time isn't really in the cards for me right now. My sister's wedding is child-free.
"Since it's taking place in her state, I'd need to commute, and I'd probably have to be gone from my house for two full days. I can't have family watch my son since they'll all be at the wedding. And I don't really have friends who will babysit for two days.
"I contacted my sister and asked if she'd be willing to let my son come to the wedding with me, and explained he couldn't be left alone so young and that I didn't have anyone to watch him. She responded by telling me her 'no children' policy was strict and she wouldn't make exceptions.
"I explained my situation again and said I'd need some form of child care or to bring him with me. I then asked her if she would pay me to hire a nanny or babysitter to watch him.
"She got offended, and said 'children and weddings are both parts of life' and I need to 'just figure it out, it's my kid, my problem.' Which sure that's true, but also... her wedding, her making it a problem by not allowing me to bring my kid.
"I told her she could either pay for my child care or I wouldn't be going to her wedding. Which all she did was call me 'ridiculous' and 'entitled'. She said she shouldn't have to pay for my child and that part of being an adult is knowing how to take care of that kind of thing.
"I think that's ridiculous. Money is tight. Child care is expensive. I can't magically afford for someone to watch my six-year-old and most people would just let me bring him to the wedding.
"My sister says she's definitely not paying for child care, and 'I guess you're not going to the wedding then'," she added.
Seeking advice, the woman wrote: "My whole family is mad at me for 'not being there for my sister'. Am I the a**hole?"
Since sharing her concerns online, the Reddit user's post has raked in over 2,000 comments to date - where people slammed her online for being unreasonable.
One person wrote: "You're the a**hole. I get where you're coming from, but you went about this all wrong. 'I'm sorry, but it's not within my budget to travel so far and also arrange to pay for child care when I get there. I send my best'. Don't ask for handouts from a stressed-out bride."
Meanwhile, someone else agreed: "You're the a**hole. It's no one else's responsibility to pay for your childcare. Completely unreasonable ask."
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