Almost 2 months ago FI's aunt asked if we wanted to take our 2 year old with her and her grandson to see Thomas the Train. My initial reaction was no because our son doesn't really like Thomas and I didn't want to spend $40 on tickets. PLUS - Thomas the Train stuff is expensive, and honestly; I don't want to go down that road. We told her no since we have all of our money tied up with the wedding so thanks but no thanks.
After a couple of days she calls and asks FI if she could take him with her and she would buy his ticket. We say sure - if you want to take him fine.
I call her two weeks ago and ask what date they were going because we have wedding stuff going on and need to plan our schedules accordingly - PLUS - I have been working on Saturday or Sundays depending on my schedule (If I run errands and do stuff on Saturday then I work on Sunday and vice versa).
She calls back and tells FI that "every mom should see the look in their childs eyes when they see Thomas coming and it is something they shouldn't miss". SO she bought me a ticket. She told me the date and at the time and at the time; I figured I would work on Saturday and I told her I would go (even though I really don't want to). At that time she asked me if my son was watching the Thomas video and playing with the train she bought him. I told her no, he wasnt and that our son doesn't really like Thomas and that he wasn't really into it.
WELL - on Friday I saw her and she reminded me that Thomas was this coming up Sunday. I told her, "Oh crap - On Saturday we have to meet at the AHR location to go over linen and set up; and on Sunday I have to work". - ALL of this is true. The schedule to go to the AHR location has to be Saturday because of their schedules and my dad's schedule and to me it is way more of a priority than Thomas the freakin' Train and if I have to work Sunday - so be it! I don't have rich parents like her. FI and I are paying for our whole wedding ourselves. His grandmother gave us $100 towards the cake and his mom is paying for the Rehearsal Dinner.
In my opinion, if I can make over $40 an hour to work overtime - HELL FREAKIN YEAH - I'm going to do it! NOT to mention she is COSTING us $70 to pay for her daypass because she is staying at a timeshare instead of the wedding hotel....but I won't even go there!!
Needless to say now she is mad. All she said is, "Well now I have this extra ticket." and went into the house mad.
Let me take this time to point out that FI won't go because football is on.
SO - FI thinks that since I am using work as my excuse to not go so he should get a "free pass" to get out of any future "family function".
I think it's the term "Free Pass" that is irking me. I say if you don't want to go - then don't go. He keeps trying to twist my words to make it seem like this is a "family function" when to me it isn't.
To me it's not a "family function" - it's me going with his aunt to take her grandson and my son to see Thomas the Train.
To me a "family function" involves our whole family unit - me him and both kids. Since neither one of us is going - technically we are both getting a "free pass" aren't we?
He said that now I know how it feels like to have someone ride my ass when they dont' want to do something. My point is that since he isn't even going in my place why should he be getting a "free pass". I could see if he was giving up his football Sunday - but he's not. I think he is trying to get over on me!!
