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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] If my brother’s bride kept sending my mom links to vendors, she would think you were fishing for financial contributions. [/quote]

Gosh, this sounds like my dad. Whenever I have tried to share things with him (deciding between two car models, a house I wanted to bid on, inviting him to drive to another city with me), his response is, "Well I hope you don't think I'm going to pay for it!"

Like, chill, you haven't given me a dime since I left for college. [/quote]

NP, but that’s not the case here, isn’t? MIL is being expected to pay for the rehearsal dinner.

Grown adults who are old enough to get married, and have so much money for venues and photographers shouldn’t be expecting the grooms mommy to pay for their rehearsal dinner, just because it’s tradition. [/quote]

OP never said her parents aren’t paying.

Maybe money is also why MIL didn’t come to the birthday party (gift giving occasion) and was surprised when OP came to dinner when not specifically invited (MIL was planning to pick up the tab). And for that matter bringing her own beer (signaling she wasn’t planning to chip in for whatever elaborate party OP’s shower was shaping up to be). The root of all of this may well be MIL’s worry about the expectations on her financial resources and feeling like she can’t live up to whatever this DIL seems to expect. [/quote]

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