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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I empathize OP and I am in a similar situation with my own parents.

It helped when I thought of it this way- my parents want to celebrate a major milestone for them and the way they want to do that is to have their family around them.  They are asking us to participate in that celebration as a gift to them and doing a little bit to make it easier.

You are either willing to give them that gift, or not.  Either answer is obviously OK.  But where we landed was to give my parents that gift of letting them have their ideal celebration surrounded by family.  [/quote]

I love this. Very beautiful. OP, your in laws have tha audacity to what to spend time with their family at an important time/event for them. It’s one thing if you just can’t afford it, but [b]you are definitely coming off as whiny and selfish[/b]. [/quote]

If you think this m, you did not understand the post you responded to. And you do not agree with it at all.

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No, you misunderstood to whom I was speaking to in that sentence. [/quote]

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