Some background - MIL and her husband are loaded. When it was her 60th, she invited some family & friends to an expensive restaurant to celebrate. The arrangement was that everyone was to pay for their own meal (we were told about this after having accepted the invitation). We were fairly broke at the time and it was a real stretch.
When it was her mothers 90th, she instigated the arrangement of a family meal. For some reason, when the bill arrived, she said that the bill would be split between her husband and DH (not sure why BIL not liable to pay, for for some reason he's never treated as an adult - all very bizarre). Again this was quite expensive
So her 20th wedding anniversary is coming up and apparently she's mentioned to DH about having a 'do' (again expensive restaurant - well expensive by my standards). I'm sure the deal will again be that we all pay for own food. I just find this quite unreasonable - the assumption from her is that just because she's loaded, that everyone else can well afford it. Thing is, there are 5 of us and so it will be £££. We very rarely ever eat out together as a family due to the cost, and if we do it's a cheap Sunday buffet or something.
So AIBU not to want to go? There is also the fact that DS will only be 18months and it will be an evening meal, in a posh restaurant.
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AIBU?
Not to want to go to expensive night out to celebrate PIL anniversary
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lookingoutthewindow · 10/11/2010 11:30
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