Dear Eric: My father’s side has always hosted holiday meals. We are all in our 60s and 70s. My parents are gone, and kids are in their 20s and 30s. My cousin has taken over and puts on a great celebration. With Covid and the death of her mother she did not host/invite us, which hurt our feelings because we enjoyed the time to see everyone.

I reached out in 2023 to see if we offended someone, she said no and invited us all over. She did not in 2024. Again, hurt feelings.

While I am not going to reach out and beg again, I am at the point to write off that side, especially when we have a wedding coming up (Oct 2026). The wedding will be very expensive per plate, should we invite them, we’d be inviting 12 of them. Should I wait to see what happens this year for Thanksgiving?

– Uninvited Fam

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