He Called His In-Laws Weird For Only Inviting Their Adult Kids On Vacation And Specifically Excluding All of The Spouses
A while ago, this man’s in-laws invited all of their adult kids to go on a cruise– which they planned to fund. So, the entire family was excited until they found out that only his in-laws’ actual kids were invited, none of their spouses.
In fact, even if the spouses paid for themselves, his in-laws still did not want them there!
According to him, this was because his mother-in-law and father-in-law always thought their kids’ spouses were never good enough.
“We all just laughed it off at first, even though it was uncomfortable,” he recalled.
“The dad rules the roost, and it’s his way or the highway growing up.”
Still, he claimed that his in-laws had been seriously rude to all of the spouses– talking about everyone behind their backs.
All of the kids wound up going on the nine-day cruise without their spouses anyway, though, and the trip was reportedly a good time.
Afterward, his in-laws even made a photobook documenting the vacation and gave one to each of their kids. But his wife ended up throwing away the memento and just didn’t tell her parents.
Then, for a few years, his mother-in-law would not stop talking about how the cruise was the best family vacation. She also wanted to go on one again.
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However, he eventually had enough and decided to stand up to his mother-in-law about being excluded from the trip.
“I said once was probably enough, as it was quite weird to travel with only their adult kids welcome,” he revealed.
He was immediately ostracized by his in-laws for making that remark, but the other spouses did seem appreciative that he stood up for everyone. Plus, his in-laws did not go on vacation with just their children again.
Still, the following year, his in-laws tried to propose a family trip again and, at that time, claimed that all of the spouses could go.
Yet, there was a catch: his in-laws were only willing to foot the bill for “their own flesh and blood.” The rest of the spouses would be expected to cover their own tabs.
Now, he admitted that he and the rest of the spouses are not exactly wealthy. They also don’t get a ton of vacation time.
“So, none of the rest of us were overly keen to do it, and it became a big blowup and disappointment,” he explained.
“But finally, nobody decided to take them up on the offer, and they went by themselves.”
The smoke still has not cleared, though, and ever since the family vacation drama, his in-laws have been “particularly aloof.”
They also sometimes act rude about seemingly unrelated issues, which points toward harbored resentment.
That’s why, in hindsight, he’s now wondering whether calling it weird that his in-laws wanted to go on vacation with just their adult kids was really the wrong thing to do.
Would you also think it was weird if your in-laws excluded all of their kids’ spouses from a “family trip?” Did he do the right thing by being honest with his in-laws? What would you have done?
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