Anonymous wrote:
At some point in life, trips with buddies or girlfriends are not in order. Period.

No. Some of us value our time away with friends. This doesn't get change at MILs whim.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why can't you take a weekend trip at some other time? What have I missed here?

Husband works every other weekend.

One of our weekends away was in June. (Now, that’s when MIL has planned the party.

Other weekend, he works.

July:

Trip with ILs
Our solo trips
Weekend away
DH works

Then it’s August. We may or may not be able to make weekend trips work because of kid commitments.

There are four weekends a month. Go the other June weekend. Or go in May. Why do you need to go in summer if its over the weekend?

Why should she have to move these weekends if they were already planned? Why can't MIL move hers?

Just tell her: We are already using half of our vacation time to vacation at XX with you this summer. These weekends are already spoken for for family time due to travel/kids schedules. So unfortunately, we can't make it. We hope to be able to do this some other time.

I mean this isn't a wedding or some big family reunion. She needs to get a grip.

Anonymous wrote:You’re being ridiculous and you need to figure out something else and go to the reunion.

+1

*annual

Be careful or this will be an any thing celebrating all bdays and events. I know because I am living it. Should have said no from the start, now it's a thing.