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[quote=Anonymous]I have two aunts that are fighting with each other about a vacation house now. One aunt and uncle bought a really nice beach house. They have several children and grandchildren. They don't rent it out and like to use it.

Our other aunt and uncle are the self -appointed family organizers.  This aunt controls the email list and insists on coordinating every family event. Her brother is the uncle with the beach house. He and his wife mentioned in passing doing a family get together there sometime and the controlling aunt jumped on it. She started making room assignments and determining who would sleep in sleeping bags. She sent out a flurry of emails instructing everyone how the event would go. She put in capital letters that she would be coordinating and to only contact her directly. Beach house aunt got mad and stopped her and canceled the event -which honestly I don't think ever was intended to be an event.

Next problem came up when beach house aunt and uncle had arranged for their kids and grandkids to come down. They invited us because our kids were the same age as two of their grandkids. Controlling aunt was angry that she was not invited. She sent out an email to the entire extended family inviting anyone who was excluded from Uncle Joe's get together to come to grandma's house for a backyard BBQ.  Since it was last minute and others didn't want to join her drama, almost no one took her up on her BBQ and she was even more angry. Beach house aunt and uncle were also upset.

At some point they all made up but now beach house aunt and uncle have a problem with controlling aunt and uncle showing up unannounced. They will call saying that they are in the area and just want to stop by. They will then stay late and since its late say they'll just camp out on the floor. Beach house aunt has now instructed them that they are no longer welcome after this happening twice. [/quote]

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