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‘I’m not ruining my trip because she didn’t plan ahead’: Niece refuses to cancel her vacation despite her entitled aunt insisting she needs to stay behind to babysit

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    My aunt demanded I cancel my vacation so I could babysit her kids
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    I've been planning a short trip with my partner for months. Booked the tickets, hotel, everything. Two days before we're supposed to leave, my
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    aunt calls and says she needs me to watch her three kids because her sitter "bailed." I told her I was literally flying out and
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    couldn't cancel. she went ballistic, saying family comes first and that I was being selfish. Then she tried guilt-tripping me by.
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    telling my mom, who also called me to say I should reconsider. sorry, but no. I'm not losing money and ruining my trip because
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    she didn't plan ahead. Now she isn't speaking to me and keeps posting vague Facebook statuses about "fake family who don't care."
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    Desktop... your mom can babysit since she is also family and has an opinion. Seriously. it's her sister after all
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    CyberRe... If she isn't speaking to you, then she's not asking you to babysit anymore. Take the win :)
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    AdPrevious2... I love people who sulk on Facebook as if anyone cares.
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    gestaltdude Some people are incapable of admitting they are wrong. Sadly these people tend to make a lot of noise, give
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    out half truths to explain their position, and try to gaslight everyone into believing they are the victims. Stand you
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    ground, maybe fight fire with fire by posting the truth about the situation so everyone knows exactly what happened.
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    Then, if anyone else is still on her side, you know not to waste your energy on people who don;t deserve it. Good luck with it all, I hope you enjoyed your trip as much as possible, given the circumstances.
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    Living-Assu... This isn't your problem. Let her vaguebook all she wants, while you go and enjoy your vacation.
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    darthjoe101 · Good so the mom can babysit for the aunt since she's on her side. I'm petty as f and would've commented on
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    her post about how much I'm going to enjoy my vacation that she tried to get me to cancel but that's just me

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