How to respond to facebook comment

I think it'll work itself out. Older people say thinks like that without thinking it through. She may have even felt embarrassed after realizing that it might have been a faux pas to assume she was invited, who knows?! Maybe in a few months you can have your best friend bring it up to her, and see if she'll be able to babysit that night, and if the mom acts disappointed, your friend can then explain just how tiny the wedding will be, and that only very few guests will attend.

On a side note, I can't believe that your friend has more than one kid and hasn't found anyone else that she's okay with as a babysitter. They're not going to be very well adjusted kids if they can literally only be watched by their parents or their grandmother! And that totally sucks for the grandmother! Your friend sounds rather selfish to me, depriving her MIL of potential socializing because she won't take the time to vet sitters? I have a pretty clingy kid, so I know how difficult it is to find good people you can trust (and afford), but you do it for the sake of everyone's sanity. She seriously has no other friends who ever help out with the kids, that they like?

ETA: okay, I was going to say that if one of the kids is an infant, then I kind of understand. But I just noticed your wedding isn't for 15 months! I get that it's a moot point because she wouldn't make the guest list anyway, but if you're saying that your friend couldn't find another sitter over the course of the next year, that is pretty crazy.

In this instance, just ignore it Best friends mother-in-law (not even her own mom) is not a close enough relationship to warrant an invite lol

I had to learn the hard way and it was a hard pill to swallow, but the best advise I received was to keep the wedding sharing to either here or a private group on FB! I was angry for a moment though that I had to filter my happiness on my FB page but it was for the best!

I think it was perfectly normal to share your good news. I'd delete her comment, so all of your F/B friends don't have a field day over it, and ask for invitations, too.

P.S. Don't use the babysitting excuse. They might end up asking someone else to babysit.

I wouldn't respond either.

Another vote for no comment, also with the exception of annoucing the engagment try to avoid posting anything about the wedding on social media until after the wedding.

I just ignore comments like that.