Who's Not Coming to the Wedding: The Parkers from Knoxville, Tennessee.

Paul's sister Wendy, husband Michael and the four kids:

Sophie, Ben, Jackson and Daniel.

Some people will lie through their teeth to avoid having to come to our wedding. The Parkers in Tennessee, U.S.A, obviously fall into that lying category.

Embarrassed by having me as a sister-in-law and the possibility of me exposing their child abuse tactics of leaving the four kids out in the cold, Wendy and Michael have concocted a story about having moved back to the States. I've got to take my hat off to Wendy, she went to extraordinary lengths to track down some photos of a house in Knoxville and passed it off to me as the home they were moving too.

Check out the likely story she left on the Wedding Invitation:


Parkers in Knoxville TN said...
Hey Paulie and Megan, So sorry that we cannot be there......I have been trying to scam my way there but Tenessee is just a little too far.......I am sure your day will be magnificent, and just from reading all the other comments, you guys will be surrounded by family and friends that are thrilled to see you two get married. Cant wait to hear all about it. Love Wendy, Michael, Jacksonic, Bennie, Dan and Sophmeister !!


So sorry indeed! Most unlikely story of the year, says I. Unfortunately for Wendy, she scammed a U.S email address and sent me some photos of some poor little mites playing outside in the snow and inside without any central heating. Don't be fooled by the happy, smiling faces. The kids have been drugged; with anti freeze! Because Wendy labeled the photos with her own children's names (Jackson, Ben, Dan and Sophie), I'm left with no option other than to make a notification to the child abuse police (they'll all be at the wedding so I don't even have to waste money on a telephone call).


And on a serious note....it's a real shame Wendy, Michael and the kids can't be here with us. However, having four kids myself, I can agree that having to fly anywhere with kids is parent abuse and it's always a thing to add to the "never do' list.


You'll be with us in spirit Wendy, Michael and kids, and, without you all, well, we'll have extra glow sticks and goes on the wet and slide.


Take care, stay safe and we'll let you know how it all goes (or not, I could be lying here just to elicit more child protection information).

Mxx (but Paul promised you wouldn't be offended by my sense of humour)

PS: What happened to the central heating that kids in cold climates are supposed to be afforded as a basic human right? Wendy would likely say that the kids were dressed ready to go outside in the cold but those poor, sad little faces tell the real story of living under the poverty line, inside, with no electricity.