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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our DS has sports practice weekly. He had to miss last week because of some logistical issues which were out of his control. His next practice falls on MIL’s birthday. We’d rather him not miss another practice, because his team and coaches expect his participation. His practice is until 6:00ish. MIL is making a huge deal over this and being a little rigid. She wants to have dinner and wants it at a favorite restaurant near her home AT 6pm, and she wants DS there more than anything. DH presented three options:

Dinner later, so DS can still make practice

Dinner closer to us at 6 (DS and I would be only a little late)

DH attends her dinner without DS and I, and we celebrate at a later date.

She’s currently pouting and giving DH a hard time, telling him everything comes before her birthday. Are we actually the ones being rigid? Do we have DS miss his second practice so he can go? And no, this is not a milestone BD. Just a mid-week actual BD being celebrated on the actual day.

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Family.  Sports.

You have to ask?[/quote]

Inflexible family.  Team sports.

There is no reason OP’s situation needs to be a conflict.

If MIL would make a small compromise in time or place, rather than creating a test of everyone’s fealty to her, there would be no conflict.[/quote]

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