"Ten years ago, my parents divorced after 35 years of marriage following decades of bitterness. Since then, having them in the same room is all but guaranteed to end in disaster. This past June, during my son's high school graduation party at an upscale restaurant, they got into it. After some extremely ugly things were said, my father threw a drink on my mother, and she grabbed a cheesecake off the dessert cart and smashed it into his chest."
"I don't think the point should be teaching your parents a lesson. I doubt they are going to learn or change much if this is still how they're behaving after 45 years. It's fine to try to warn your daughter about a possible rift in the family, though I'm sure she already knows that your parents are very upset. You can point out that she herself might possibly regret it someday if both her grandparents aren't there, depending on how close she is to them."
Parents divorced ten years earlier after 35 years of marriage and decades of bitterness. Having both parents in the same room routinely leads to conflict. At a recent graduation party the father threw a drink on the mother and the mother smashed a cheesecake into his chest. The daughter is engaged and wants only one parent at the wedding, proposing a coin flip. Both parents object and promise to behave if both attend. Advice recommends prioritizing a peaceful celebration, warns the couple may regret missing a close grandparent, and suggests choosing which parent to invite based on closeness rather than chance.
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