my aunt is taking over! vent

Re: my aunt is taking over! vent

• 1026pumpkin member

  January 2013

  Uggg! If you don't want her help with the shower, I would just tell her you already purchased all of the supplies and are all set....then don't talk about the shower with her until you send her the invite.

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• Holloia

  January 2013

  I think you just need to tell her politely but as firmly as possible that the shower is not a star/moon theme. I would just tell her no. That those decorations won't work but thanks for the generosity. You can also say, it is 'so&so' themed and if you would still like to help with that theme you are more than welcome.
  
  

  

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• sugar212 member

  January 2013

  I told her the "correct theme" and she was fine with it. I think being pregnant myself everything is getting on my nerves lately. I guess I just over reacted (in my head, not to her!). 

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• Adam&Eve2

  January 2013

  sugar212:

  I JUST sent out a quick email to a few relatives letting them know I am planning a shower for my sister. I told them I would be sending out invitations and everything, but my family is busy so I just wanted to give them a heads up. well, my aunt asked me what the theme was and I told her stars and moons thinking she meant the nursery theme. She makes awesome cupcakes and offered to make them for the party. I said sure that would be great. Now she is saying how she will make them purple with stars on them and has all these ideas to decorate the hall. I flat out told her the party doesn't have to be the same thing as the nursery and she insists on all these star/moon decorations even telling me she has some fabric that will work as a table runner that will go with the theme. 

   This is the same aunt that just called up my sister a week ago and b*tched her out since she is having a child out of wedlock and hopes her baby isn't half as selfish as she is.  

  The bolded part made me side eye your aunt. It's not her place to comment on who she has a baby with and if they are married or not.  

  The rest of it is just silly. You are in charge of the shower and you will be decorating the hall. Just get there early and put up the decorations you want and your aunt can just deal with it. 

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• sugar212 member

  January 2013

  yes, my aunt is crazy. she only wants to help because it makes HER look good, but at the same time I guess my sister is the bigger person and is fine with her coming. 

   

  I realized the rest was silly, but it helped to just vent.  

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• rhubarb123 member

  January 2013

  sugar212:

  yes, my aunt is crazy. she only wants to help because it makes HER look good, but at the same time I guess my sister is the bigger person and is fine with her coming. 

   

  I realized the rest was silly, but it helped to just vent.   

  It sounds like your aunt is a bit remorseful for the things she said to your sister and is trying to make up for it by going overboard with trying to help with her shower.  I guess it's possible it might make her look good and obviously you know her better then we do and that could definitely be the case.  Glad your sister is OK with her participating in the shower.  Hopefully she apologizes to your sister long before the shower.

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