‘She was mad’: Woman said she would only be on family trip without her cousin’s little one, relatives told

Life is a very unpredictable thing, it can bring both pleasant and unpleasant surprises, and the most unpleasant is that usually we have already made plans for ourselves and are in the clouds. It happens when you are rocking and relaxing in anticipation of something good.

Well, here’s some more evidence. This story from the AITA Reddit community by user u/StrangeConcentrate22, about how her own relatives almost ruined her plans for the perfect long-awaited vacation. After all, what kind of rest and relaxation can you talk about when you have several toddlers traveling together?

Poster was looking forward to her first vacation in six years, but her relatives ruined it all at the last minute

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My sister told her that she wanted to invite her cousin with two toddlers on a family trip.

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The author confronted her sister by claiming that traveling with her two children was not the kind of vacation she had thought.

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The family drama ended with the sister keeping quiet from the author about the situation.

So the original poster (OP) honestly admits that she’s spent the last six years almost without rest. Of course, if you can call a temporary break in between some jobs and study or teach a fitness class as a side job break. And now, six years later, she’s been able to find time for the perfect vacation.

OP’s parents and two older sisters suggested that the five of them go on a trip at the beginning of the year. As the woman recalled, she spent the last few months looking forward to her long-awaited vacation. And at the very last moment, one of her older sisters proposed a new idea. She said she invited her cousin, who has two small children, on her trip.

Of course, I totally understand mothers of 2, 2, and 4 year olds who want to take them on family trips. I can understand your sister’s desire to please her relatives. But, of course, it’s easiest to understand an author who hasn’t taken a proper vacation in six years and, as she herself admits, “There’s nothing more relaxing than going on vacation with two young children.” I can’t imagine.”

In other words, the author of this post is pressing a choice before her relatives. The OP’s mom took a fairly neutral stance, even though she understood her youngest daughter very well. But her sister, on the contrary, threw a tantrum and did not want to hear an argument. As a result, the sisters have had a big fight and haven’t spoken to each other since. Needless to say, our family vacation was completely ruined.

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In fact, there are many restrictions on family travel with infants. Not only for choosing activities, but also for choosing vacation spots. And of course, your time belongs to your children, not to you. “It’s not a vacation, it’s a trip” New York Times columnist Heather Murphy quotes a friend after his first big family vacation.

In any case, when planning a trip with children: A whole set of rules must be adhered to – So, after six years of hard work, the original poster probably didn’t get the relaxation she wanted. But in the end it was all she wanted. “I should have realized early on in our vacation that it wasn’t the dream of summer and easy life I had envisioned.” Vogue Culture Writer Particia Garcia, I remember my first vacation with a child. But unlike all mothers, OP has no children of her own. she just wanted to relax.

And I have to say that most people in the comments not only fully understand the original poster’s point of view, but they share it perfectly. and not a family vacation. There’s no guarantee that the author’s cousin won’t try to make her feel guilty watching them so she can take a break and “enjoy the holidays too.” We know all too well that you want to relax and unwind, but not at the expense of other relatives!

However, a trip with relatives can turn into a real tragicomedy. This story of ours about a man He invited his entire extended family to Disney World only to realize how petty and annoying they all were. Could you please share one of them in the comments?

But most people in the comments sided with the author and said she did everything right