Her Parents Said That They Wanted To Take An Expensive Family Vacation For Her 21st Birthday, So She Thought That Would Be Her Birthday Gift, But Then They Mentioned That She Has To Pay For Herself
Can you imagine having your parents tell you they would book a family vacation in honor of your upcoming birthday but then expect you to pay your portion of the trip costs?
This is happening to one young woman who is in an ongoing argument with her parents after they revealed that she would have to pay for her expenses during every upcoming family vacation, then got upset with her when she said she couldn’t go.
She’s 20 years old and recently graduated from a trade school. She lives with her parents and wants to start her own business one day.
Her parents own a business themselves and have finally started making a comfortable amount of money. They want to start using their earnings to travel, booking nice resorts in different places.
“Recently, they decided that we should travel as a family for Christmas instead of doing gifts,” she explained.
“I was under the assumption that since it’s for Christmas, that was going to be our Christmas gift. My parents revealed that they would be expecting me to pay for my portion of the trip.”
She calmly explained to them that since she didn’t have much money to spend on a vacation in the first place, she’d rather plan trips that were a little more off the grid and less extravagant than stay in fancy resorts.
She also added that since they suggested the trip “instead of gifts” at Christmas, she figured it would be her Christmas gift.
Her parents clearly did not get the message and did the same thing to her recently. But this time, it had to do with her birthday instead of Christmas.
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They recently secured a five to seven-day condo rental in Hawaii, which sounds fabulous. They asked if she’d like to go “for her 21st birthday” at the end of the summer. How amazing of a birthday gift does a trip to Hawaii sound?
However, the trip would not be a gift. It would just happen to fall around her birthday. Furthermore, her parents still expected her to pay her share of the trip costs, which she is not prepared to do.
“I tried explaining I would much rather stay home and celebrate here to save more of my money,” she said. “But they said it was a family vacation and that it’s sad I don’t want to spend time with them.”
Her parents also accused her of “overreacting,” pointing out that she has money saved in her savings account. However, that is the money she wants to put towards her future business one day, not a trip.
She is grateful for everything her parents have done for her throughout the years, but she still thinks it isn’t fair for them to expect her to pay for an expensive family trip.
Do you think she should try reasoning with her parents or just stay home?
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