Baby shower leads to pilfered leftovers
Any wedding that is basically advertised as a bacchanal for drunken young people is a wedding I would find it easy to miss.
If you do decide to attend, you can count on being marginalized, seated at the "rando" table and perhaps being disappointed -- or even disgusted -- by the proceedings. The family is already telegraphing this.
If you don't attend, you are not obligated to send a gift, although a card offering your congratulations would be a gracious response. If you do send a gift, don't hold your breath waiting for a note of thanks.
Dear Amy: Thank you for your response to "Worried Widower," who was berated by his daughter's health teacher at school because he told his daughter about puberty, menstruation and sexual health.
I was raised by my father. I am so grateful to my dad for talking to me about these things! It can't have been easy to go over this stuff with a crying 12-year-old, but he did.
-- Grateful Daughter
Dear Daughter: Love makes these hard things easy.
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