How was it unacceptable for me to make this call to my husband’s brother?
No one should be either demanding or avoiding contact with relatives. Ideally, it is voluntary. However, if you think that young Finley sorely misses playing video games with his uncle and would greatly benefit from one of his awesome pep talks, then you might phrase it as such — rather than issuing a guilt-ridden demand, which is likely where all of this went off the rails in the first place.
Hypothetical: I’m planning a women-only baby shower. The mother-to-be gives me a list of her close friends and relatives to invite. On the list is Aunt Abby , who is married to Aunt Sal. Aunt Sal and the mother-to-be are not close. If Aunt Sal were instead Uncle Sal, he would not expect to be invited because it’s a women-only party. And would it actually be rude to invite Aunt Sal when no one else gets a plus-one?The idea that only women might be interested in celebrating a birth is one steeped in sexist tradition — and yet the custom prevails. Perhaps because most women are too polite to point out that “Guess what’s in the diaper?” is gross, and watching someone open presents is not entertainment.
However, if you insist on doing it, then you do not get to make up new rules because it suits another outdated expectation: that a woman would be married to a man. It would be Miss Manners’ preference to eliminate the gender separation altogether, making the party’s eligibility based instead on interested parties: close family members and friends, including their spouses.Related Articles
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