MIL planning her own party and didn’t invite me!

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ImaMothertoo · 26/02/2026 18:40

MIL has planned a Mother’s Day afternoon tea party for herself.

She called dh to invite him today and made it clear the invite is ONLY for him ! He’s one of 5. She only wants her dc there ! Told him she’s arranged it early so that nobody else makes plans and we (the partners) all have notice 😂😂 she’s mad !

He told her that he already has plans and he will pop round the day before with her gifts !

AIBU to think she’s really rude to do this !

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aBuffetofunreasonableness · 26/02/2026 18:44

She wants to spend time with her kids on mother's day 🤷
What's mad about that?

Bedroomdilemmas113 · 26/02/2026 18:43

I think this is genuinely hilarious!

My husband wouldn’t go either but I do think it’s just a brilliantly un-self-aware level of entitlement to attention and I almost admire her for it! Totally bizarre behaviour (assuming her children are also mothers/have partners who are mothers). If they are all childless it would make a bit more sense…

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ImaMothertoo · 26/02/2026 18:43

Klug · 26/02/2026 18:42

It all depends on whether you have kids yet.

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Yes we have dc

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Motnight · 26/02/2026 18:42

She is his mother...! She had every right to ask, just as he does to refuse.

TFImBackIn · 26/02/2026 18:42

Do you have children together? She must be nuts if so.