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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I'm really not a brat, I swear. But I've been feeling like the little red hen this past year. I have hosted them after the birth, the baptism, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and now mothers day! No one helped me after I had the baby (other than DH). Is there some day that I get celebrated?!

My idea of mother's day is vastly different than theirs. We were going to go camping or do a picnic. My mom is going to want a fancy brunch downtown (which are probably booked already). And then MIL will be jealous we spent baby's first mother's day with my mom...[/quote]

You should get the day off - no hosting!  Your mom and MIL can meet you for brunch if they would like to do that.  The rest of the day should be spent how YOU like.

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We often take everyone to brunch on fathers day or mothers day, but it turns out to be a $300 bill (last time was $450 for 12 people). DH and I always paid because we're treating our dads and grandpas, but now that we have kids it's just crazy to pay for a brunch for so many. We really, really cannot afford it. We've stopped going to dinners with family also because we can't afford it. We always get stuck paying after our parents order up the bill. [/quote]

Whoa, $300 is a lot - maybe try a different spot for brunch or just do lunch where the kids eat off the kiddie menu (my kids used to split one kiddie meal when they were little).  It shouldn't cost that much to take you, your dh, your 2 kids and your two moms out to brunch.  If your adult siblings come along they can pay their own way and help to pay for Mom.

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PP here. Yeah last time it was my SIL, her boyfriend, our dads, our moms, grandpa and us. We told the waiter we were paying for the dads and grandpas. But then my SIL told him she's on our bill and the moms got on there too. We were pissed, but weren't going to make a scene. I mean it's not Ihop, but brunches are always $15+. I feel like the sandwich generation even though that's what Baby Boomers say a lot. [/quote]

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