Have you ever backed out of a multi-family trip last-minute?

[Anonymous]

OP overscheduled her family and could have easily predicted this would happen. Two back to back trips followed immediately by a sleepaway camp? Come on folks, this isn't rocket science. I'm just asking her to own her mistake instead of blaming it on external factors. She screwed up accepting all these plans, plain and simple. Hopefully she learned from her mistake and scales back next time, not caving to the FOMO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP overscheduled her family and could have easily predicted this would happen. Two back to back trips followed immediately by a sleepaway camp? Come on folks, this isn't rocket science. I'm just asking her to own her mistake instead of blaming it on external factors. She screwed up accepting all these plans, plain and simple. Hopefully she learned from her mistake and scales back next time, not caving to the FOMO.

Mistake? Screwed up? OP could have easily predicted that her boss was going to quit and leave her with a higher than normal workload? What is wrong with some of you? No one loses out by her family not attending. Everyone still gets what they want. The way some of you thinking that someone owes you their presence is really weirding me out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What kind of camp wouldn't reimburse you if you had a positive PCR test result? That's completely ridiculous.

Um, all of them? Are there actually camps that would reimburse for this?

+1. More Camps are stating their refund policy upfront. They can’t survive if people cancel at the last minute even for a good reason like having CoViD. They’re paying for counselors and holding that slot for your kid even if your kid doesn’t show, just like an airplane seat where you get charged even if you don’t show due to being sick or having plans change . My kid tested positive Sunday night before she was due to start camp on a Monday. The camp didn’t offer a refund and we didn’t ask because it was written that there were no refunds regardless of circumstances 1 week before camp is due to start. There’s no way they could have filled the slot with another kid the day camp was due to start and I don’t begrudge them that they kept my payment.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP overscheduled her family and could have easily predicted this would happen. Two back to back trips followed immediately by a sleepaway camp? Come on folks, this isn't rocket science. I'm just asking her to own her mistake instead of blaming it on external factors. She screwed up accepting all these plans, plain and simple. Hopefully she learned from her mistake and scales back next time, not caving to the FOMO.

Mistake? Screwed up? OP could have easily predicted that her boss was going to quit and leave her with a higher than normal workload? What is wrong with some of you? No one loses out by her family not attending. Everyone still gets what they want. The way some of you thinking that someone owes you their presence is really weirding me out.

I prefer mature friends who are good at time management. You don't and that's fine.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP overscheduled her family and could have easily predicted this would happen. Two back to back trips followed immediately by a sleepaway camp? Come on folks, this isn't rocket science. I'm just asking her to own her mistake instead of blaming it on external factors. She screwed up accepting all these plans, plain and simple. Hopefully she learned from her mistake and scales back next time, not caving to the FOMO.

Mistake? Screwed up? OP could have easily predicted that her boss was going to quit and leave her with a higher than normal workload? What is wrong with some of you? No one loses out by her family not attending. Everyone still gets what they want. The way some of you thinking that someone owes you their presence is really weirding me out.

That's just pretext. OP is just tired because she just returned from an extended family trip and is worried about her kid not going to sleepaway camp because of Covid. Where is OP's husband in all of this? Maybe he could do some laundry or help unpack/clean up the house.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP overscheduled her family and could have easily predicted this would happen. Two back to back trips followed immediately by a sleepaway camp? Come on folks, this isn't rocket science. I'm just asking her to own her mistake instead of blaming it on external factors. She screwed up accepting all these plans, plain and simple. Hopefully she learned from her mistake and scales back next time, not caving to the FOMO.

Mistake? Screwed up? OP could have easily predicted that her boss was going to quit and leave her with a higher than normal workload? What is wrong with some of you? No one loses out by her family not attending. Everyone still gets what they want. The way some of you thinking that someone owes you their presence is really weirding me out.

I prefer mature friends who are good at time management. You don't and that's fine.

Good lord, I’m glad you’re not my friend.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP overscheduled her family and could have easily predicted this would happen. Two back to back trips followed immediately by a sleepaway camp? Come on folks, this isn't rocket science. I'm just asking her to own her mistake instead of blaming it on external factors. She screwed up accepting all these plans, plain and simple. Hopefully she learned from her mistake and scales back next time, not caving to the FOMO.

Mistake? Screwed up? OP could have easily predicted that her boss was going to quit and leave her with a higher than normal workload? What is wrong with some of you? No one loses out by her family not attending. Everyone still gets what they want. The way some of you thinking that someone owes you their presence is really weirding me out.

That's just pretext. OP is just tired because she just returned from an extended family trip and is worried about her kid not going to sleepaway camp because of Covid. Where is OP's husband in all of this? Maybe he could do some laundry or help unpack/clean up the house.

If the plans were with a single other family, or even two other families, then there would be an issue. But there are three other families who will go on and enjoy themselves! With more space! No one loses! Why on earth are some of you hellbent on making the OP feel bad?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP overscheduled her family and could have easily predicted this would happen. Two back to back trips followed immediately by a sleepaway camp? Come on folks, this isn't rocket science. I'm just asking her to own her mistake instead of blaming it on external factors. She screwed up accepting all these plans, plain and simple. Hopefully she learned from her mistake and scales back next time, not caving to the FOMO.

Mistake? Screwed up? OP could have easily predicted that her boss was going to quit and leave her with a higher than normal workload? What is wrong with some of you? No one loses out by her family not attending. Everyone still gets what they want. The way some of you thinking that someone owes you their presence is really weirding me out.

I prefer mature friends who are good at time management. You don't and that's fine.

I'd take a kind, empathetic, supportive, understanding friend who shows up with a face mask and coffee over one good at time management any ole day.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP overscheduled her family and could have easily predicted this would happen. Two back to back trips followed immediately by a sleepaway camp? Come on folks, this isn't rocket science. I'm just asking her to own her mistake instead of blaming it on external factors. She screwed up accepting all these plans, plain and simple. Hopefully she learned from her mistake and scales back next time, not caving to the FOMO.

Mistake? Screwed up? OP could have easily predicted that her boss was going to quit and leave her with a higher than normal workload? What is wrong with some of you? No one loses out by her family not attending. Everyone still gets what they want. The way some of you thinking that someone owes you their presence is really weirding me out.

I prefer mature friends who are good at time management. You don't and that's fine.

I'd take a kind, empathetic, supportive, understanding friend who shows up with a face mask and coffee over one good at time management any ole day.

Its not like there was some illness or family emergency. OP basically said "Sorry I have to bail last minute, I'm just too busy."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP overscheduled her family and could have easily predicted this would happen. Two back to back trips followed immediately by a sleepaway camp? Come on folks, this isn't rocket science. I'm just asking her to own her mistake instead of blaming it on external factors. She screwed up accepting all these plans, plain and simple. Hopefully she learned from her mistake and scales back next time, not caving to the FOMO.

Mistake? Screwed up? OP could have easily predicted that her boss was going to quit and leave her with a higher than normal workload? What is wrong with some of you? No one loses out by her family not attending. Everyone still gets what they want. The way some of you thinking that someone owes you their presence is really weirding me out.

I prefer mature friends who are good at time management. You don't and that's fine.

I'd take a kind, empathetic, supportive, understanding friend who shows up with a face mask and coffee over one good at time management any ole day.

Its not like there was some illness or family emergency. OP basically said "Sorry I have to bail last minute, I'm just too busy."

And?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP overscheduled her family and could have easily predicted this would happen. Two back to back trips followed immediately by a sleepaway camp? Come on folks, this isn't rocket science. I'm just asking her to own her mistake instead of blaming it on external factors. She screwed up accepting all these plans, plain and simple. Hopefully she learned from her mistake and scales back next time, not caving to the FOMO.

Mistake? Screwed up? OP could have easily predicted that her boss was going to quit and leave her with a higher than normal workload? What is wrong with some of you? No one loses out by her family not attending. Everyone still gets what they want. The way some of you thinking that someone owes you their presence is really weirding me out.

I prefer mature friends who are good at time management. You don't and that's fine.

I'd take a kind, empathetic, supportive, understanding friend who shows up with a face mask and coffee over one good at time management any ole day.

Its not like there was some illness or family emergency. OP basically said "Sorry I have to bail last minute, I'm just too busy."

And?

+1. Are all of those people saying how outrageous this is really so perfect that they never find themselves overwhelmed and wishing they could bail from a commitment? Do you want to be known as the friend who holds others to such a high standard that they can't own up to mistakes (overscheduling) and bail, for the sake of three other families who they see regularly?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP overscheduled her family and could have easily predicted this would happen. Two back to back trips followed immediately by a sleepaway camp? Come on folks, this isn't rocket science. I'm just asking her to own her mistake instead of blaming it on external factors. She screwed up accepting all these plans, plain and simple. Hopefully she learned from her mistake and scales back next time, not caving to the FOMO.

Mistake? Screwed up? OP could have easily predicted that her boss was going to quit and leave her with a higher than normal workload? What is wrong with some of you? No one loses out by her family not attending. Everyone still gets what they want. The way some of you thinking that someone owes you their presence is really weirding me out.

I prefer mature friends who are good at time management. You don't and that's fine.

I'd take a kind, empathetic, supportive, understanding friend who shows up with a face mask and coffee over one good at time management any ole day.

Its not like there was some illness or family emergency. OP basically said "Sorry I have to bail last minute, I'm just too busy."

And?

Its fine that you agree with OP. People can have different standards. I would never do this barring an actual emergency or illness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP overscheduled her family and could have easily predicted this would happen. Two back to back trips followed immediately by a sleepaway camp? Come on folks, this isn't rocket science. I'm just asking her to own her mistake instead of blaming it on external factors. She screwed up accepting all these plans, plain and simple. Hopefully she learned from her mistake and scales back next time, not caving to the FOMO.

Two back-to-back trips, each where schedules had to be coordinated between lots of different people/families. It’s not like she picked the optimal dates for herself and scheduled them that way.

And sleepaway camp presumably was booked months and months ago, when OP would not have known we’d have yet another omicron variant surging, possibly before omicron even existed. My kid had Covid in May and I thought we were in the clear as far as testing negative before his sleepaway camp in a few weeks. Now with reinfection a possibility, my family will be doing zero socializing the week leading up to camp. No way am I going to risk losing that money.

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Anonymous wrote:OP overscheduled her family and could have easily predicted this would happen. Two back to back trips followed immediately by a sleepaway camp? Come on folks, this isn't rocket science. I'm just asking her to own her mistake instead of blaming it on external factors. She screwed up accepting all these plans, plain and simple. Hopefully she learned from her mistake and scales back next time, not caving to the FOMO.

Mistake? Screwed up? OP could have easily predicted that her boss was going to quit and leave her with a higher than normal workload? What is wrong with some of you? No one loses out by her family not attending. Everyone still gets what they want. The way some of you thinking that someone owes you their presence is really weirding me out.

I prefer mature friends who are good at time management. You don't and that's fine.

I'd take a kind, empathetic, supportive, understanding friend who shows up with a face mask and coffee over one good at time management any ole day.

Its not like there was some illness or family emergency. OP basically said "Sorry I have to bail last minute, I'm just too busy."

And?

Its fine that you agree with OP. People can have different standards. I would never do this barring an actual emergency or illness.

You’re probably the friend who would show up at the beach house with a “little cold” and give everyone Covid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP overscheduled her family and could have easily predicted this would happen. Two back to back trips followed immediately by a sleepaway camp? Come on folks, this isn't rocket science. I'm just asking her to own her mistake instead of blaming it on external factors. She screwed up accepting all these plans, plain and simple. Hopefully she learned from her mistake and scales back next time, not caving to the FOMO.

Mistake? Screwed up? OP could have easily predicted that her boss was going to quit and leave her with a higher than normal workload? What is wrong with some of you? No one loses out by her family not attending. Everyone still gets what they want. The way some of you thinking that someone owes you their presence is really weirding me out.

I prefer mature friends who are good at time management. You don't and that's fine.

You have no friends. We can tell because this is literally not the attitude a friend has toward friends.