Dear Mother in Law: Attendance At Your Events Is Not Mandatory. Including Weddings.
Dear in-laws:
After 25 years of doing what you wanted us to do, I am done. The parties and events have gotten out of control.
I have nothing in common with any of these relatives. Sure, they are nice people. At this point, going to a party is an obligation.
And after hardly any of them showed up at my son’s graduation party, I have no desire to show up for them.
This past weekend, we missed a party because the Facebook invite got missed. My family has been very busy and isn’t on Facebook that much.
Mother-in-law decided to send a group msg. making it a big, big deal we missed a 2-year-old’s birthday party.
I feel like if Covid has taught all of us anything at all, it’s that time is precious. I am not wasting any more time at family events I do not care about.
This can be left to the new addition to the family, my future sister-in-law. She needs to step up and be there for her family. I’ve already checked that box a thousand times in 25 years.
