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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Without reading 20 pages, I’m torn about this. It’s extremely presumptuous and entitled of them to demand your kids first class tickets.

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I think that’s what makes it -ma 30 page thread. If it was just “my parents bought tix and one kid has offered to trade but the other kid doesn’t really want to, should I push her to” it would be a shorter, less interesting thread.

It’s the attempt at emotional blackmail that balances the scales out a little. [/quote]

In addition to this, as a PP said:

[b]But the part that has me scratching my head is threatening to not go unless they fly in business. They booked the coach tickets. That was the plan. They were fine with it until they realized the rest of the family was up front. [/b]

They bought the coach tickets!  This isn't OP purchasing 6 tickets, 4 up front and two in coach, and allocating the two coach tickets to her parents.

One of two things happened here:

1.  OP's parents knew that OP and her family were flying first class, and bought the coach tickets with the (unstated) expectation that they would displace the kids in first class.  They are miffed that wasn't offered, and are trying to force the issue.

2.  OP's parents bought the tickets assuming everyone was in coach, and they were perfectly fine with that.  But then they found out that OP and her family were in first, and suddenly coach is insufficient for them, and the kids should sit there.

Either way, I would be reluctant to give in to the emotional blackmail.  [/quote]

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