I'm not invited to my sister's child-free wedding. She still wants a gift

"She is beyond delusional!"

Despite how common they are, few wedding dilemmas cause more problems than events being child-free.

However, one girl has taken to Reddit after an odd interaction with her half-sister, whose definition of ‘child’ is causing some debate.

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“Why are you sending it [to] me?”

A girl has taken to Reddit following an odd interaction with her half-sister, who is soon to be married.

She said that her half-sister is having a child-free wedding which she is not invited to - despite being 19. However, the real issue is that even though she won’t be attending, she was asked to purchase a gift.

She shared text receipts between the two of them where the girl’s half sister forwarded her a link to her wedding registry.

“Why are you sending it [to] me?” the poster asked.

“I’m not invited.”

The girl’s sister seemed to have no issue with this.

“It’s super common for people who cannot make it to get a small gift,” the sister responded.

But, the poster hit back, clarifying that her not being able to make it wasn’t her fault, since she wasn’t invited in the first place.

“Can’t make it [doesn’t equal] not invited,” the girl responded.

Her sister ended up deciding it wasn’t worth it, calling out the girl for an immature response.

“It’s my wedding and you’re a teenager. It’s clear by your reaction to my decisions regarding my own wedding you are not mature enough to attend adult events, or exist in adult spaces,” her sister replied.

“Your sister is delusional”

Commenters on the post were quick to defend the poster, saying that in no way should she feel obligated to purchase a gift for a wedding she wasn’t invited to.

“She is beyond delusional!!! Children don’t bring gifts though, their parents do right? So by her own logic you are not supposed to. Insanity,” said one person.

“It’s customary if you can’t make it — not if you aren’t invited at all. Your sister is delusional,” another agreed.

“Nope. She doesn’t want you there, save your money,” said a third.

“19 isn’t a kid!”

Of course, it also kickstarted some discourse around what is and isn’t acceptable at a child-free wedding, with the majority agreeing that given her age and connection to the bride, the girl should have been invited.

“This is one of the craziest things I’ve ever seen. Older teens aren’t children regarding being invited to a wedding and mine was child free,” one commenter said.

“Two of my cousins had child-free weddings and I was invited at ages 16 and 17. ‘Child free’ usually means no one whose bedtime is before the wedding will end,” another stated.

“Insane. 19 isn’t a kid to not be invited. WTH,” said a third.

“It’s super common for people with age restrictions on their wedding to make exceptions for immediate family but here we are,” said another person.

Originally published as I'm not invited to my sister's child-free wedding. She still wants a gift