AIBU to want a day at the beach

[AlwaysDancing1234]

I just want a DAY at the beach!

We live in a big city 2 hours drive from the coast. We are visiting in laws today, they live a mile from a lovely beach.

Arranged we would meet them at the beach about 10am, spend the day on the beach with fish & chips for lunch on the prom then back to theirs late afternoon/early evening for dinner.

On our way in the car and MIL calls DH mobile to say they don't want to come to the beach now as "it'll be hot and sandy" so we need to be at theirs for 12pm for lunch. I politely said (as already agreed) she doesn't need to do lunch, the kids want a day at the beach and fish and chips for lunch as planned etc. but She got all huffy and said she'd bought and prepared all the food now!

So what was going to be a lovely day at the beach is now 2 hours if we are lucky then off to theirs by midday to sit in the house all bloody day instead.

I will put on a happy face and Im grateful for her doing lunch but AIBU to be pissed off that we are doing a 4 hour round trip with kids and will only get a short time on the beach. I was really looking forward to my chip butty for lunch as well!

Was it the PIL who didnt want the heat and the crowd of the beach op?

sorry that should be FIL who didnt want the beach?

mogulfield no definitely not agoraphobic!
They go out every day to shops or see friends or whatever.

Norma I think it was both of them just wanted us to dance to their tune as always

They do come to us sometimes but not as often as we come to them.

Well done OP, and great that MIL joined you. It all worked out well in the end.😄
Just your DH to sort out now, compromise is a great word, but he has to consider you and the children, before being a 'yes' man, as regards his parents.

sugarpie just your DH to sort out now.
Well that's a whole other books worth, many many problems there unfortunately

Well done OP, glad you all had a great day ...... now you just have to sort out the fact that more than half your weekends are being spent doing a four hour round trip to your inlaws 😱