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just a family vent
DH just came home and said that his mom wanted us to order tickets for DH's uncle's birthday to go see the Carolina Panthers play the Browns. Oh, but they would pay us back 
Originally it was supposed to be everyone going in together to get these dang tickets, but now...who knows when we'll get paid back. I hate how they take advantage of us. Yes, we have money, but it's because DH works hard for it. DH's mom is a teacher and should have money of her own. Does she? No. She lives paycheck to paycheck. I really hated ordering those tickets. I just spent enough money on tickets for DH and I to go to a Florida State game. DH's family is the most dis-functional group of people I have ever met. Oh! And this man really isn't his uncle anymore. He's DH's aunt's ex-husband who still lives with DH's other aunt and her husband. I hate this. It's nuts. I should have put my foot down and said I wouldn't order the tickets until I had the money from them. I'm never going to see that money again. I got the absolute cheapest tickets I could find too. And they were still expensive. Grr.
Originally it was supposed to be everyone going in together to get these dang tickets, but now...who knows when we'll get paid back. I hate how they take advantage of us. Yes, we have money, but it's because DH works hard for it. DH's mom is a teacher and should have money of her own. Does she? No. She lives paycheck to paycheck. I really hated ordering those tickets. I just spent enough money on tickets for DH and I to go to a Florida State game. DH's family is the most dis-functional group of people I have ever met. Oh! And this man really isn't his uncle anymore. He's DH's aunt's ex-husband who still lives with DH's other aunt and her husband. I hate this. It's nuts. I should have put my foot down and said I wouldn't order the tickets until I had the money from them. I'm never going to see that money again. I got the absolute cheapest tickets I could find too. And they were still expensive. Grr.
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Re: just a family vent
My husband use to always bail his mother out but he finally listened to me and stopped. He use to feel bad because he has a little sister but it was to a point where his mom knew all she had to do was call and say she needed something for his sister and she never budgeted for that stuff or when she would get a decent chunk she would blow it on random things trying to buy her daughter's love. She was taking advantage of us and he was allowing it. He finally kept telling her no. It is sad when a 11 year old calls and asks for all kinds of things (unneeded things, like concert tickets) because she is so use to her mom doing it and she would get mad when he would tell her no. Yes, we have the money most of the time but we also have 3 kids of our own so that money takes away from them, whether it is now or in the future since that money could go towards other things. When I was in town in August I took his sister shopping to get some clothes for her birthday and his mom had the nerve to try and tell me exactly what to buy and where to get it. They never even say thank you when we do things for them.
Sorry, I didn't mean to rant lol.
If she is always doing things like that I would put my foot down. It will never end. It is hard getting sob stories but sometimes you have to put your family (as in just your household) first.
Haha it's okay
) I wish family didn't feel that they were entitled to us helping them. My DH did tell his mom that while yes we had the money we are by no means rich and need the money back ASAP. I didn't mention in my OP that they also wanted us to get the hotel room for after the game. I'm glad that DH's family isn't the only one that is like that. I am sorry that you have gone through it too.
I don't understand why families think that it's acceptable behavior. Maybe they just assume that since they're family that "better off" family is obligated to help them. Craziness.