This reminds me of the last holiday i went on, i was 14.
Me, my sister, mum and dad were set to go to salou, spain. My dad, knowing my my mums mother is alone since my grandad had died some 9 years previous, suggested she go round to her mums before heading to book it, ans invite her along.
Mum arrives home later, having booke the holiday, and at this point, informas my dad that when she got to her mums, her older sister (my aunt) was visiting, my grandmother accepted the invite, and my aunt had invited herself along as well! They all went and booked it, it wasn't mentioned or consulted with me, dad or sister before it was booked.
My dad was livid, he absolutely HATES my aunt, and i don't blame him. She is the most selfish, self centred person ever, she has to be centre of attention, even at other peoples special events like their weddings, graduations etc. She completely takes over, doing all she can to get the attention on her.
This was only our second holiday abroad, all our other holidays were mums side of the family get togethers for a week in a rented out farmhouse in Wales. On these welsh holidays, said aunt would never get up til mid day, always wanted to get a lift with someone else so she didn't have to do the driving, including expecting them to wait til SHE was done and ready to go back. She would want to do specific things, but expect everyone else who wanted to do it, to fit around the day she wanted ot do it, at the time she wanted etc. Sometimes it got left too late and things were fully booked up so nobody could go.
Firstly, it meant that each room booked housed 3, so either my parents had to be split up, or me or my sister had to share with grandma and aunt. I knew my dad wanted to be in the same room as my mum so i volunteered, and it was hell. As the older ones, my aunt and gran got the proper beds, i got a fold out cot chair thing right by the balcony door. They both snored super loud. My aunt complained the air con was too loud so insisted on the balcony door being open, despite my massive fear of bugs which would all come in at night and which i was right next to the door.
She wanted to dictate where we did and didn't go, on what days, and typical her when she bought anything, immediately tried to palm it off on someone else to carry it for her, usually this mug here.
he day we went to the water park we were cutting it close to get back in time for dinner (it was all inclusive) and my dad also would need to change first as the no shorts rule.
Despit ethis, she insisted on taking this super slow, novelty train back instead of the faster, more direct bus. My mum and gran agreed with her, so train thing it was. We got back 5 minutes before the buffet closed, my dad had to go change, and if it hadn't been for me and my sister worrying and going and getting a plate of at least some things for him, he wouldn't have eaten at all as they closed i before he got back. He spent the rest of the night hungry though, as it was too far to walk to a shop and they would be closed by then.
Every meal time, she'd run down, shout, "You get the table i'll go get my food" and bugger off. My dad also had an issue with the chair on the balcony breaking on him and he fell, he was injured and she hysterically laughed at him. I made sure to laugh just as loud when the exact same thing happened to her on OUR balcony the night after, she didn't like it.
My dad is bitter about the whole holiday to this day, said he didn't enjoy a minute of it and wishes he hadn't gone. And i agree, my gran being there was fine she's pretty go with the flow and reasonable, but my aunt wanted ot dictate 24/7. At least she paid for herself though.