My Dad and his partner have form for being very, very stingy. They are 70s retired with enough cash to head abroad several times a year but will argue for ages over ordering in a cafe for the sake of a few pence. It is embarrassing and my dads partner is getting worse and worse.
The relationship is strained to say the least anyway... and I am on the verge of going NC. Now though they have called up to ask for the following.
They are planning a trip to an island off the coast of the UK and are trying to avoid paying for the notoriously expensive ferry over. They think it is too expensive to take their car across so have asked me to ask my PiL if they can leave their car on PiLs drive for a week. PiLs live in the town where the ferry goes from.
I know his parents would feel obliged if we asked and I don't like being put in the middle. I think my Dad and partner are being massively cheeky and so does DH who has refused to ask his parents.
Are we BU to let our antipathy towards dad and his partner to say no? Or is this actually a reasonable request.?
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Timeforausernamechange · 20/01/2017 21:32
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