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[quote=Anonymous]You'd think that we'd have figured it out by now, but no. 
Two of us traveled to DC for Father's Day. (The other two siblings live on the West Coast). 
Dad likes to eat out--at his age, it's all he really does outside the house, and since the weather was iffy, we confined ourselves to dinner out as the celebration. [Otherwise we might have bought theater/movie tickets or something.]
My sister is vegan, and my dad thought it would be nice to go to a vegan place Saturday night. Went to a place that was EXORBITANT. My Dad didn't take out his wallet, so I paid. My sister felt bad and offered to pay half, but she had driven a far distance [with gas prices being what they are] and none of us expected to pay since Sunday was Father's Day--the Saturday night was "extra" (my sister hadn't even unpacked or had a chance to grab a sweater before she was whisked off to the restaurant! I said I'd pay (though it was a real stretch for me, financially) but she insisted on paying half so we gave the waitress two credit cards. 
I paid on Sunday, as I expected to. 
My sister, who insisted on paying for half of Saturday night's dinner, is furious at my father and is talking about this, still. 
Thoughts? This hasn't happened before--if Dad suggests we go out, he usually pays. We were taken aback. 
I'm cooking dinner next year for all. I have a year to learn to cook a vegan meal. [/quote]

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