DP's step Mum organised a surprise party for his sisters birthday last Saturday. Totally off her and DP Dad own back. We offered to help, got told to make starters. No problem. Offered help on the day, told everything under control and just bring yourselves.
DP and I had a few very rare and precious child free hours on Sunday, so went out to lunch together.
Last night, DP's step Mum rants at DP that he should have helped with clearing up on Sunday and we shouldn't have gone out and had lunch.
Now is it me or if you decide to throw a party at your house, you don't expect anyone else to help? If it's offered, then great but you don't have a go at someone for not driving 20 mins back the next day to help you clear up?
She has never offered to come and help the next day when I've had parties and nor have I expected her or anyone else to.
And more to the point they don't help us with the children, so it's not like we get any time to ourselves thanks to them. So, I don't see why when we get some time off we should be helping them, especially when they refused our offer anyway!
She's always like this. Makes all these big arrangements, won't accept offers of help, then snaps at us for not doing enough!
Getting a bit sick of it.