I am in a state of PANIC right now. My wife is Catholic and I am Christian. She has mentioned that we would be having a first communion party for our son this May and I really didn't think much of it. I figured that it would be similar to any other holiday where we have a few close family and friends over and have a cookout (if the weather is warm enough by then. We live in Ohio). Last week my wife started telling me that she has set up the guest list and that if everyone on the list actually shows up, there could be over 80 people at my home. There is no possible way that we can get that many people in our house nor could we find enough placed for that many people to park. She is acting like this is no big deal and I am ready to lose my mind trying to figure out what we can do. This is supposed to be a joyous event, but is quickly turning into a nightmare. It's not like we can afford to rent a big banquet hall and with the weather in Ohio it could be snowing at that time of year (It's happened before). Any thoughts on how I explain to my wife that a large portion of her family and friends cannot come? I only have 5 people coming from my side of the family. the other 75 people are my wifes side. ... View related article.
