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[quote=Anonymous]My parents called last Saturday to tell me they want to come visit us soon and suggested the last weekend in September. I told them that isn’t a good weekend for us since both kids have good friends’ birthday parties on that Saturday, the older one has something at school Sunday AM  and that Sunday evening is the start of an important Jewish holiday and we have plans from then through Monday afternoon. My parents are not Jewish (I converted) but DH’s family is and we have plans with them to celebrate the holiday.

I told them I would get back to them with some additional dates this week. However, my mom emailed me last night with their flight info saying they could not wait any longer to book, and of course they booked their tickets for that same weekend, arriving Friday evening and leaving Monday evening.

I called them immediately to asked why they booked that weekend when I said it didn’t work for us and they said it was best for them and I didn’t give them other dates in time (um hi, it’s only Wednesday). They fully expect that we cancel all of our plans to hang out with them and I think that is totally unfair. Maybe we can skip one or both birthday parties, although that isn’t so fair to my kids. My parents are putting this all on my of course and making it seem like I am in the wrong. How would you handle?

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