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[quote=Anonymous]OP here...

Thanks to everyone who responded. I really appreciate it.

I thought you'd appreciate an update on how this already absurd situation has gotten even more absurd.

So, after Mom found out about the party, it's location and details I did call and look into switching the venue to one of the "fancier" places she wanted. Unfortunately, they don't have a party room large enough to accommodate a group of our size. So that's off the table. When I told her this she rambled off a list of 5 other places my Dad could have booked for the party. At that point I told her we should just cancel the party since she was so unhappy with it.

She was adamant that she didn't want to cancel it because people have already booked time on their calendars to come (lol!!)

A few days later I get a call, she's super excited because she decided to "check something off her bucket list" and order a cake for the party from a famous bakery. It's a two tiered cake with a monogram of her name standing on top. Apparently she initially wanted something more custom (in the shape of a particular kind of car) but was upset at how much they wanted to charge for that kind of cake.

Oh, and she has also decided on a "beach" theme for the party......

I then get a call from Mom because after much badgering Dad has taken her to see the restaurant/private room and to select the menu. She hates the place, hates the room. She says it's boring looking, it has an unworking stone fireplace in it and a door with an exit sign above it (the horror).

She then details that she went out and bought 30 balloons, confetti and a bunch of crap from Michaels to make sand/candle centerpieces (ewww...are you kidding me?)for the tables to "dress things up".

It took all I had within me to just say, "Uh huh...sounds good" and not respond to any of this with an opinion.

An hour after the phone call she texts me a picture of the room. Looks pretty typical to me. Gold walls, wood beams, a stone fireplace, table rounds. Ok. I text her back that it looks nice and should be easy to dress it up. I wash my hands of it.

She then texts back assigning me to dress the room for her.

I'm pretty pissed at this point because I had already told her to deal with Dad about the party when we last spoke about it. That I was out. She just wants to complain and boss everyone around.

Dad then calls me and tells me he will take care of it. He's being a martyr to her whims. He's miserable, but won't stand up to her and she's running roughshod over him.

Dad is returning the Michaels crap. He's now looking into flowers for the tables. I told him to keep the balloons, we'll use them. He's texting me photos of flower centerpieces to help him choose.

I'm super frustrated and at this point I just can't wait until this party is over.

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