I feel the same way about my MIL. Pretty sure she likes SIL better too. I don't really care but I don't want my kids to ever feel that way.
That's my thing. My girls keep asking when grandma is going to visit again. I don't even say she's coming anymore because I know they'll be disappointed.
"I can't fathom a reason that you'd lie. But people also inject cement and superglue in their asses, so sometimes I'm just at a loss about people's decision-making abilities."-rocksforludo
Need reactions: sil texted me to invite us (all 7 of us) to niece's 15th birthday. For some years because of the size of the extended family we all agreed we were cool with just coming for coffee and cake after the friends party, mainly because of time, prep and cost. It's something everyone was cool with and she initially wanted it for the same reason (single mom).
She just texted that it'll cost $65 admission at our expense to go for all of us. Not including food or drink. Not including present. if we do this it takes out of the budget for two of my girls birthday party and/or gift the week following. We generally just have a few of their friends over for cake and a few games or movie and budget very tight. WWPD?
Need reactions: sil texted me to invite us (all 7 of us) to niece's 15th birthday. For some years because of the size of the extended family we all agreed we were cool with just coming for coffee and cake after the friends party, mainly because of time, prep and cost. It's something everyone was cool with and she initially wanted it for the same reason (single mom).
She just texted that it'll cost $65 admission at our expense to go for all of us. Not including food or drink. Not including present. if we do this it takes out of the budget for two of my girls birthday party and/or gift the week following. We generally just have a few of their friends over for cake and a few games or movie and budget very tight. WWPD?
"I can't fathom a reason that you'd lie. But people also inject cement and superglue in their asses, so sometimes I'm just at a loss about people's decision-making abilities."-rocksforludo
Need reactions: sil texted me to invite us (all 7 of us) to niece's 15th birthday. For some years because of the size of the extended family we all agreed we were cool with just coming for coffee and cake after the friends party, mainly because of time, prep and cost. It's something everyone was cool with and she initially wanted it for the same reason (single mom).
She just texted that it'll cost $65 admission at our expense to go for all of us. Not including food or drink. Not including present. if we do this it takes out of the budget for two of my girls birthday party and/or gift the week following. We generally just have a few of their friends over for cake and a few games or movie and budget very tight. WWPD?
She's making you pay to attend her DD's bday? Am I reading that correctly?
If that's the case, I would tell her it's not in the budget right now, but you would love to stop by another day to bring your niece her present.
I would probably skip it timtits. Is it at a play place or something? I find charging guests admission to be a little odd (unless I'm misreading, in which case I blame the wine).
I'm sober. What was your husband's opinion timtits.
Insert thirty seconds of curses. Then point out she invited us and extended family. And if she can't afford to host a party and pay for said party then she needs to host the party she can afford. But insert insults and did we come from the same mother. Same said sil was insulted at xmas when I "didn't invite her" to my 40th. Sigh. I didn't have a party and I told her that if someone had wanted to throw me one that's fine. But she hadn't been excluded from anything.
I would probably skip it timtits. Is it at a play place or something? I find charging guests admission to be a little odd (unless I'm misreading, in which case I blame the wine).
"I can't fathom a reason that you'd lie. But people also inject cement and superglue in their asses, so sometimes I'm just at a loss about people's decision-making abilities."-rocksforludo
I'm sober. What was your husband's opinion timtits.
Insert thirty seconds of curses. Then point out she invited us and extended family. And if she can't afford to host a party and pay for said party then she needs to host the party she can afford. But insert insults and did we come from the same mother. Same said sil was insulted at xmas when I "didn't invite her" to my 40th. Sigh. I didn't have a party and I told her that if someone had wanted to throw me one that's fine. But she hadn't been excluded from anything.
So she's charging family and friends money for the birthday party? What? This is so strange to me.
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