Family conflict - Who gets dibs on the house for bday

[Anonymous]

Wow, this is silly. Cake at the restaurant is a perfect idea. Usually you just call in advance and ask if they have candles. It can be a surprise if you want, so that whatever dessert you order comes out with the candle & Happy Birthday written on the plate.

[Anonymous]

Is there a cake as part of the gender reveal too? That's a lot of cake in one weekend!!

[Anonymous]

OP, I would do some soul searching to figure out how you ended up married to as well as sibling to 2 women who are adult babies. A gender reveal party requiring travel?! Refusal to share a birthday. Jesus take the wheel. Good luck, OP.

[Anonymous]

Where are you, OP? Restaurant Eve in Old Town Alexandria does a great birthday cake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Holy moses. These are adults birthdays, right? Your sister needs to chill out.

You need to have one party with one cake for both people. THE END.

This. End the thread now.

[Anonymous]

Saturday brunch, one side of the family goes out for brunch, comes home and has cake.
Saturday night, have the gender reveal.
Sunday brunch, other side of the family goes out for brunch, comes home and has cake.

Announce schedule when everyone arrives. Every adult can decide which of the events to attend or not attend.

Done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I would do some soul searching to figure out how you ended up married to as well as sibling to 2 women who are adult babies. A gender reveal party requiring travel?! Refusal to share a birthday. Jesus take the wheel. Good luck, OP.

You sound lovely OP, and very accommodating, but I do have to agree a little with this poster. Though your wife may get a pass if she's not normally like this and is just suffering from pregnancy hormones.

[Anonymous]

Unless your SIL is a kid, she can share 'her' day. Since she seems to be a big baby, remind her that sharing is caring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I would do some soul searching to figure out how you ended up married to as well as sibling to 2 women who are adult babies. A gender reveal party requiring travel?! Refusal to share a birthday. Jesus take the wheel. Good luck, OP.

Jesus take the wheel. Omg. LOL. And so perfect.

[Anonymous]

Your sister in immature. Going all out on birthdays is for CHILDREN. Don't indulge her.

[Anonymous]

Her family, his family, my family, your family - holy crap, man, you're married now! YOUR family is your wife and your soon to be born child. Host one dinner, put some candles in a cake, and sing happy birthday. Hell, sing it two or three times if it makes everyone happy. Don't cater to all this nonsense.

And a gender reveal party? Are you kidding? You will be a whole lot happier when you come to the realization that nobody else really cares.

[Anonymous]

I would share my birthday with my SIL, 2 twin toddlers, a homeless person, 3 cats and a dead President but I'm an adult so I guess I don't get this.

Your sister *really* threatened to cancel a visit if she had to share her birthday?

I can't imagine this unless she is 8.

[Anonymous]

In a nutshell, this whole dramatic weekend is about faux celebrations that no one cares about except the people insisting on the big to do : gender reveal and an adult non milestone birthday.

For shame OP! Just try to get through it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I would do some soul searching to figure out how you ended up married to as well as sibling to 2 women who are adult babies. A gender reveal party requiring travel?! Refusal to share a birthday. Jesus take the wheel. Good luck, OP.

I was going to write the same thing! DW and SIL both sound like drama queens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I would do some soul searching to figure out how you ended up married to as well as sibling to 2 women who are adult babies. A gender reveal party requiring travel?! Refusal to share a birthday. Jesus take the wheel. Good luck, OP.

You sound lovely OP, and very accommodating, but I do have to agree a little with this poster. Though your wife may get a pass if she's not normally like this and is just suffering from pregnancy hormones.[/quote

] I completely disagree. He sounds like a huge enabler. Who else would twist themselves into a pretzel trying to please everyone?