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rhchick
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"Splitting the check"


          

My experience is to come with cash so I don't have to deal with a card. I split the check equally regardless of what I've had or didn't have.

Now with that being said and including the stress & bullshit factor, I have a dilemma.

Hubby and I rented a house large enough for all our family members - his side and mines.

First mistake.

Then we had to help everyone make travel arrangements.

Second mistake.

Now we're talking about how to split the check for groceries for the extended weekend.

Our idea was to have everyone 'host' a meal. That person/s (if they want to group up with someone else) buys the stuff to feed everyone for that specific meal. Then you don't have to be financially responsible for anything else except for when we go out to eat - which is only going to be 1 or 2x. I'm by no means thinking gourmet, but you can easily throw together a spaghetti meal and it's relatively cheap.

My mom flipped and said she's not going to pay for anybody else. She said they are all adults and can fend for themselves.

Hubby's cousin doesn't think it's fair because she didn't budget to feed 'everyone'. Mind you she's so called budgeting for herself, husband and kid.

Oh and outside of food there are no other activities that require money of any kind.

What's a good solution?



  

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Don't be broke boys/girls
Sep 20th 2017
1
That's what I think
Sep 20th 2017
2
Scratch that... this doesn't seem like an issue of brokeness
Oct 25th 2017
96
This sounds like an utter nightmare.
Sep 20th 2017
3
i dont travel with broke people
Sep 20th 2017
4
i *really try not to* travel with broke people
Sep 21st 2017
37
this is why I dont do big trips or outtings
Sep 20th 2017
5
Wait, are you paying for the house yourself?
Sep 20th 2017
6
yes
Sep 20th 2017
8
How many people total?
Sep 20th 2017
7
Total 10 people
Sep 20th 2017
9
      What part of This isn't directed at the OP did you not get?
Sep 20th 2017
10
           its directed at me
Sep 20th 2017
11
           Yeah, that sounds terrible
Sep 20th 2017
13
                they dont have passports dog
Sep 20th 2017
23
                     damb, you stuntin on your fam, stuntin on your fam
Sep 21st 2017
25
                          fuck, i don't have one either.
Sep 21st 2017
44
                               Me neither.. must be a VCU thing
Sep 21st 2017
76
           RE: What part of This isn't directed at the OP did you not get?
Sep 20th 2017
12
           https://media.giphy.com/media/i0uGwiKcoE4YE/giphy.gif
Sep 20th 2017
15
           http://data.whicdn.com/images/46914454/original.gif
Sep 20th 2017
14
                I like to invite my family out so I can stunt on them
Sep 20th 2017
16
                     That's the thing tho
Sep 20th 2017
17
                          Yeah, your husband shoulda known better
Sep 20th 2017
18
well i don't eat everyones' cooking so...
Sep 20th 2017
19
what about you covering all of the food for the house
Sep 20th 2017
20
you know how the fend for yourself goes....
Sep 20th 2017
21
http://31.media.tumblr.com/8d581285f48ed78c586a9a3f2c9e2cbe/tumblr_muvao...
Sep 21st 2017
26
*checks calendar*
Sep 20th 2017
22
man, I don't want no struggle meals on vacation
Sep 21st 2017
27
      the whole vacation sounds like a nightmare to me.
Sep 21st 2017
41
it's hard to provide a solution with out more details...
Sep 20th 2017
24
you renting the place AND providing food AND cooking?
Sep 21st 2017
28
      LOL. I'm a host
Sep 21st 2017
30
           nigga, now this is what you put in your online dating profile
Sep 21st 2017
31
                haha no doubt
Sep 21st 2017
42
                     These 3 wooooords, sweet and simple!!!! I.CAN.COOK.
Sep 21st 2017
45
I feel your pain lol
Sep 21st 2017
29
man, this ain't no MTV/Road Rules challenge
Sep 21st 2017
32
lol c'mon legs
Sep 21st 2017
33
      we talking family tho..
Sep 21st 2017
38
           I guess you're right but still
Sep 21st 2017
39
                it's family tho... and we know how our fam operates
Sep 21st 2017
43
                lol Uncle Kenny would be at the crib
Sep 21st 2017
48
                     Uncle Kenny is the life of the party tho..lol
Sep 21st 2017
51
                This is what I'm talking about
Sep 21st 2017
46
                     Kudos and that's how you should handle it
Sep 21st 2017
50
                     doesn't like you told them about the food back in March...
Sep 21st 2017
52
                          What would you assume then?
Sep 21st 2017
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                               I would assume I had to buy my own food
Sep 21st 2017
60
                               that you were providing the food....
Sep 21st 2017
65
                                    Whoa, whoa... nah, I doubt that's the case
Sep 21st 2017
77
                                    we family tho...
Sep 21st 2017
80
                                         RE: we family tho...
Sep 21st 2017
81
                                         Well yeah... kinda sorta
Sep 21st 2017
83
                                    My chick
Sep 21st 2017
78
                                         LOL
Sep 21st 2017
79
The basic meal plan is probably the best bet
Sep 21st 2017
34
      I agree. The list is only so you guarantee you get things they eat.
Sep 21st 2017
40
a few times when i've gone out wit coworkers & it got weird wit the bill
Sep 21st 2017
35
It's about the experience...
Sep 21st 2017
36
naw i don't play that split check shit. you not pigging out on my dime.
Sep 21st 2017
47
I prefer to pay what I owe
Sep 21st 2017
49
That works in the US, it's hit or miss internationally
Sep 21st 2017
63
From Experience
Sep 21st 2017
53
Traveling with a group of Black folks is a Level 12 skillset.
Sep 21st 2017
55
That's why most of my friends are white
Sep 21st 2017
56
I personally can't imagine being any more comfortable in that scenario l...
Sep 21st 2017
57
I'm starting to see a pattern on OKP
Sep 21st 2017
59
      starting??? lmao
Sep 21st 2017
66
      True
Sep 21st 2017
69
           RE: True
Sep 21st 2017
73
      Nope
Sep 21st 2017
67
           we get to choose our friends
Sep 21st 2017
70
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/70152_o.gif
Sep 21st 2017
58
lmao
Sep 21st 2017
71
Since y'all planned everything else, go ahead a step further and
Sep 21st 2017
61
and get a bathroom key with a hubcap attached to it
Sep 21st 2017
62
you fucked up when you thought people would be mature about this
Sep 21st 2017
64
Everybody should have a Square reader
Sep 21st 2017
68
Hmmm...
Sep 21st 2017
72
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79HnauiK9vw
Sep 21st 2017
74
      U want cash back... lmaoooo
Sep 21st 2017
75
      Fuckin HILARIOUS!
Oct 25th 2017
99
That's a nightmare anyway you look at it, either ball all the way out...
Sep 21st 2017
82
I'd just let everyone be on their own then
Sep 25th 2017
84
AFTERMATH...
Oct 24th 2017
85
She didn't return no damn groceries! Stop lying!!
Oct 24th 2017
86
You wish I was
Oct 24th 2017
91
      I woulda clowned her all weekend
Oct 24th 2017
93
sounds about right
Oct 24th 2017
87
lost my car once
Oct 24th 2017
88
Dogg...I lost my car at the Dulles airport once...after a 2 week trip
Oct 24th 2017
89
      yuuuup, I actually forgot another time
Oct 24th 2017
94
damn. lol
Oct 24th 2017
90
She returned the groceries???
Oct 24th 2017
92
Who knows how she did it
Oct 25th 2017
101
      Only eats turkey? Does she sleep a lot?
Oct 25th 2017
102
           she claims she has insomnia
Oct 25th 2017
104
Compared to my last family trip, this was a textbook shitshow.
Oct 24th 2017
95
Whoa. I don't even like riding in a car with family...
Oct 25th 2017
106
Seems like an issue of not knowing your companions well enough
Oct 25th 2017
97
basically lol
Oct 25th 2017
98
You are right
Oct 25th 2017
100
      Was this the first time meeting them?
Oct 25th 2017
103
           That's us!
Oct 25th 2017
105

PimpTrickGangstaClik
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1. "Don't be broke boys/girls"
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lol.

Venmo if you want to split the cost. Someone buy all the groceries and then split the cost evenly after the fact

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rhchick
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2. "That's what I think"
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But no...everybody feel some type of way and it's been all blown to shit.

  

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Cold Truth
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96. "Scratch that... this doesn't seem like an issue of brokeness"
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Wed Oct-25-17 12:10 AM by Cold Truth

  

          

This whole episode seems personality based.

  

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Ryan M
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3. "This sounds like an utter nightmare."
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Im sorry.

I don't have any advice, but I just...sympathize on traveling with people who aren't flexible to bend to the greater good.

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tomjohn29
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4. "i dont travel with broke people"
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Navem nu, cuando sol
Tutu nu, vondo nos nu
Vita em, no continous non
Nos nu ekta nos sepe ta, amen

When the sun shades the ship
We sweat and life is not safe
To swim or to touch not
When we unite we hedge amen

  

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37. "i *really try not to* travel with broke people"
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I ain't lyin. This shit i'm making up is true...

  

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RobOne4
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5. "this is why I dont do big trips or outtings"
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if I do its really loose. We are going to be here on this date at this time. You can find tickets here and lodging here. Let me know if you guys want to meet up. People are petty as shit and I wont let them ruin my good time.

November 8th, 2005 The greatest night in the history of GD!

  

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6. "Wait, are you paying for the house yourself?"
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rhchick
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8. "yes"
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so no one is being asking for any other monies besides food

  

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legsdiamond
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7. "How many people total? "
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While on the surface it's probably a good idea I can see how it would cause problems if I'm on a budget and only expected to feed my immediate family.

and newsflash for you rich OKP's. Some of your family members arent balling so instead of being an asshole how about letting folk operate how they normally operate instead of putting them on blast.

This isn't directed at the OP but in general.

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rhchick
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9. "Total 10 people"
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>While on the surface it's probably a good idea I can see how
>it would cause problems if I'm on a budget and only expected
>to feed my immediate family.

I just know that since hubby and I footed the bill on just about everything else, we should be able to ask everyone else to put in on food. We're not asking for anything else.

>and newsflash for you rich OKP's. Some of your family members
>arent balling so instead of being an asshole how about letting
>folk operate how they normally operate instead of putting them
>on blast.

Ok. I can't even with this bullshit.
Fucking rich? I can't I just can't


  

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legsdiamond
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10. "What part of This isn't directed at the OP did you not get?"
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People are in here on some "I don't travel with broke people" bullshit. Well that's not how shit works when you have fam that's broke or real close to broke.

Hit dogs tho

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

  

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tomjohn29
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11. "its directed at me"
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>People are in here on some "I don't travel with broke people"
>bullshit. Well that's not how shit works when you have fam
>that's broke or real close to broke.
>
>Hit dogs tho

no hit dog
I dont travel with my family
Ill either visit them where they live/hometown/or my city
outside of that nope
learned my lesson

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Navem nu, cuando sol
Tutu nu, vondo nos nu
Vita em, no continous non
Nos nu ekta nos sepe ta, amen

When the sun shades the ship
We sweat and life is not safe
To swim or to touch not
When we unite we hedge amen

  

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legsdiamond
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13. "Yeah, that sounds terrible "
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you know your fam better than I do but I feel like we all know our family and should be smart enough to know what works and what will cause issues.

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23. "they dont have passports dog"
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im good
they wouldnt even come to vegas for my wedding lol

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Navem nu, cuando sol
Tutu nu, vondo nos nu
Vita em, no continous non
Nos nu ekta nos sepe ta, amen

When the sun shades the ship
We sweat and life is not safe
To swim or to touch not
When we unite we hedge amen

  

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25. "damb, you stuntin on your fam, stuntin on your fam"
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Thu Sep-21-17 08:41 AM by legsdiamond

          

j/k

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44. "fuck, i don't have one either. "
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*sad face emoji*

  

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76. "Me neither.. must be a VCU thing"
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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

  

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12. "RE: What part of This isn't directed at the OP did you not get?"
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16. "I like to invite my family out so I can stunt on them"
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OP is being generous as hell renting the place but she also knows her family. You have to go to the brokest family member first to see if it will fly. LOL.

Shit prolly will end up being cheaper but when you say 10 folks those family members flip the fuck out cause they don't normally buy meals for 10 people.

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rhchick
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17. "That's the thing tho"
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I don't know them.

I've always known my mom to lay out a spread for a bunch of folks with no hesitation. So I didn't see that one coming.

His family they are different overall, so I didn't know what to expect from them. They claim broke once and went out and bought a dog, they said they couldn't afford something but they go a add on to the house.

So I call bullshit.

Even if no likes any one it's enough room in the house where people can find a quiet room and never be bothered for the whole weekend.

  

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legsdiamond
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18. "Yeah, your husband shoulda known better"
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Should be a fun weekend if they can get past this little hiccup

Maybe it's because y'all rented the house and now they feel like you are making all the rules?

Good luck. I love when family gets together in a big house. We are renting one for Christmas in Pittsburgh. We usually eat out but we have one huge dinner and eat off that for the rest of the holiday.

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19. "well i don't eat everyones' cooking so..."
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that would't fly for me anyway. let people fend for themselves. buy some basic shit for breakfast that everyone can share and then let everyone figure out lunch and dinner on their own. if they all want to bbq or something then everyone puts in

  

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20. "what about you covering all of the food for the house"
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and asking each "family unit" to contribute like $50?
and everyone pays for their own meals when eating out?
cause you are just talking 3 breakfasts and 2 lunches/dinners inside the house
buy lunch meat, cereal, spaghetti, and a whole chicken
what is that? $300-400
if you get $200 from family that will help

  

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21. "you know how the fend for yourself goes...."
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They got bologna and cheese with no fixings and want your ham, roast beef,tomatoes, mayo, mutrd, pickels etc etc

oh yall got drink..we forgot


can I have someof yalls chips?


>My experience is to come with cash so I don't have to deal
>with a card. I split the check equally regardless of what
>I've had or didn't have.
>
>Now with that being said and including the stress & bullshit
>factor, I have a dilemma.
>
>Hubby and I rented a house large enough for all our family
>members - his side and mines.
>
>First mistake.
>
>Then we had to help everyone make travel arrangements.
>
>Second mistake.
>
>Now we're talking about how to split the check for groceries
>for the extended weekend.
>
>Our idea was to have everyone 'host' a meal. That person/s
>(if they want to group up with someone else) buys the stuff to
>feed everyone for that specific meal. Then you don't have to
>be financially responsible for anything else except for when
>we go out to eat - which is only going to be 1 or 2x. I'm by
>no means thinking gourmet, but you can easily throw together a
>spaghetti meal and it's relatively cheap.
>
>My mom flipped and said she's not going to pay for anybody
>else. She said they are all adults and can fend for
>themselves.
>
>Hubby's cousin doesn't think it's fair because she didn't
>budget to feed 'everyone'. Mind you she's so called budgeting
>for herself, husband and kid.
>
>Oh and outside of food there are no other activities that
>require money of any kind.
>
>What's a good solution?
>
>
>
>

  

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22. "*checks calendar* "
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Didn't realize it was time for this post again already. Haha

Edit: this one had a different twist. My bad, I didn't read it earlier. That's not a bad idea for the meal splitting. Folks can get away with not spending a lot on their meal if they just want to keep it simple. Coordinating that many people for that many days would definitely be a bit of a headache, especially if it's not something the group does regularly where a pattern and norms have been established.

  

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27. "man, I don't want no struggle meals on vacation"
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spaghetti noodles with butter and salt and shit...

hot water soup..

hotpocket breakfastesses

edit: I don't want no struggle meals unless I prepare them and lower my taste buds expectations.

Also, it sounds like these folks may have never been in the same house before. I think it's best to let folks get together, chill and make decisions themselves once they are in the house.

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KiloMcG
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41. "the whole vacation sounds like a nightmare to me."
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i wouldn't take a trip like that with people that don't normally get together and do things. i know you gotta start somewhere, but maybe not an overnight/extended trip where everyone is in the same house. that's a lot.

  

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24. "it's hard to provide a solution with out more details..."
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like. Who idea was it to rent the house? I'm thinking people weren't given enough detail.

In my experience, there would be less resistance when details are provided beforehand. Personally, I would provide all the food, cook and perhaps, one of the days asks if anyone would like to cook. Damn, you should have hired me lol

  

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legsdiamond
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28. "you renting the place AND providing food AND cooking? "
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now that's what I'm talking about


prolly can't cook for shit tho j/k

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30. "LOL. I'm a host "
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I can cook..
I just don't make traditional dishes
you gonna get it any where I'm hosting

excuse the boast...

  

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31. "nigga, now this is what you put in your online dating profile"
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you about to be on and popping.

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KiloMcG
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42. "haha no doubt"
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45. "These 3 wooooords, sweet and simple!!!! I.CAN.COOK."
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29. "I feel your pain lol"
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This is how I see it:

Y'all copped the house. So they getting a free ride there.

Make them put in for food and provide a 'small' list of things they'd like to eat for breakfast and lunch.

Most people can get a reasonable lunch/breakfast for $15-20 total so multiply that by however many days you all are staying (so if it's 4 days, $15 x 4 for singles and $20 for families).

Go grocery shopping before you go and then commit to scheduling out each breakfast (either cook it or determine a menu...lunch can be sammiches, breakfast can be cereal or whatever you elect to cook).

If anybody gripes about having their breakfast/lunch dictated to them, tell them they can commit to cooking a meal but it'll be for the whole house so everyone can eat fairly.

It's either this or you dictate what everyone brings and how much of it.

Mom - drinks: 3 cases of sparkling water, couple bottles of wine, pack of juice boxes for the kids, OJ
Hubby's Bro's family - breakfast food: 3 packs of bacon, 2 cartons of eggs, box of oatmeal, grits and/or rice
Your sister's family - Lunch food: ham, turkey, cheese, condiments, bread, pickles, etc.

I've learned that people need a clear plan and justification (y'all paid for the room and covered all other expenses). If they get aggy, leave 'em home and invite a willing participant. lol

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32. "man, this ain't no MTV/Road Rules challenge"
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33. "lol c'mon legs"
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If somebody covering, it's downright crass to not expect to pitch in or at least offer.

We were thinking of doing Disney with my sister/her daughter and my wife's best friends family (3 total).

We were gonna cover the bulk of the trip (hotel, park passes, extra transpo in Orl if needed). All we told them to cover was airfare and food for their family. But we had every right to say, since we getting the rooms (for a group that big for the length of time we were staying, bill would have been just south of 20 stacks, we were trying to get the mega suite with multiple rooms for a large group), y'all cover our food (there's 6 people in my fam that would have gone on the trip lol)

No matter how much we ate that week, it would have paled in comparison to them copping a resort room, paying for park hopper passes (with the fast past joints so no long lines) and transpo.

Airfare + food is nothing compared. We ended up postponing the trip though.

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38. "we talking family tho.. "
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of course a few of them are going to be crass just cause.

and it doesn't matter how much you are paying, when you hold it over someone's head they are going to feel some type of way.

I said up above even if splitting the meals is cheaper folks will still be in their feelings because it feels like they are being dictated on what to eat or how to spend their money.

best best is eggs, cheese, bacon/sausage/toast and some deli meat and bread for lunch. Let folks handle it how they want to handle it.

family gets real funny when the person with deep pockets pays up front but also wants to tell folks how to spend their money.



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39. "I guess you're right but still"
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if you aren't at least offering to contribute, you won't get another invite from me. At least not one where I cover the heavy lifting.

The way I see it is, if I'm inviting you on an experience you couldn't afford otherwise, put your ego aside if you accept the invite and at least OFFER to contribute. If I give you a parameter (which I know most of their financial sitch anyway and wouldn't ask them to go above their means) then by all means, meet that parameter.

But to get all "I ain't feeding everybody" when we're in essence paying your way, is just poor show to me and it wouldn't endure you to us the next time we feel generous.

Better approach is to ask a few questions around cost and how the other meals get covered. if it's something they 'can't' do, fine, but 'won't do' is a whole lot of extra.

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43. "it's family tho... and we know how our fam operates"
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Uncle Kenny ain't chipping in so if you invite Uncle Kenny... you shouldn't be all "how dare he"

that's why I made the post about OKP's being on that bullshit.

don't look down on fam that you invited and you know how they get down.

OP says she never met some of these people but her husband prolly knew a few of them roll a certain type of way.

and I agree with folks cause it's actually not wrong to expect these things from any reasonable person but family usually isn't reasonable.




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48. "lol Uncle Kenny would be at the crib "
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unless I know his situation couldn't afford to assist. But if Uncle Kenny got a boat and a vacation home, he can kick rocks.

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51. "Uncle Kenny is the life of the party tho..lol"
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46. "This is what I'm talking about"
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No one can say they didn't have time to save cuz we've been planning this since March.

All they had to do was cover travel. We literally looked at a map and picked a central location so no one could say they came a further distance than the other person.

It's just food and no one is asking for gourmet.

At this point I'm going to give out directions to the grocery store, buy what you want and put your name on your food.

When they see us eating good and want to get a taste I'll tell them deuces.

  

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50. "Kudos and that's how you should handle it"
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selfless should beget selfless

when selfish is the result: "cool, do you"

But you know how that's gonna go when they see y'all got the hook up-hot meals and they cold cutting it. Times 2 if young kids are involved "Mommy, why can't we have what THEY have?".

People will cut off their nose to spite their face I tell ya.

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52. "doesn't like you told them about the food back in March..."
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I hope that doesn't offend you but, you can't be telling folks stuff at the last minutes...especially black folks.

we gotta move money around LOL

  

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54. "What would you assume then?"
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You really think it's fair to tell everyone they come for a gathering, but pay for every meal out?

If you pay once for a group, then go to a restaurant 1 maybe 2x it comes out way cheaper.

We didn't talk about money for the house in March either, but nobody is asking to help out. So we should just assume that everyone should depend on us to provide everything?

  

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60. "I would assume I had to buy my own food"
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65. "that you were providing the food...."
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Assuming it was your (and husband) idea...its the same as if you invited folks to your place. I think you're getting push back because they weren't told this information beforehand. It may not even be about the cost or helping but the lack of details.

if the goal is for everyone to have a good time - suck it up.

  

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77. "Whoa, whoa... nah, I doubt that's the case"
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I don't think anyone expect to be fed and housed for free. You're from Buffalo tho so maybe that's why.

I just think people expected to fend for themselves and not be expected to cover a 10 plate meal.

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80. "we family tho..."
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fending for yourself and just your family doesn't even sound right
((WE'RE FAMILY)))
got dam
it defeats the purpose of staying in one house

didnt u niggas see soul food
Had you no big mama

FOH
cancel the trip




  

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81. "RE: we family tho..."
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>FOH
>cancel the trip

If it wasn't non-refundable (at this point) I would have a while ago.

  

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83. "Well yeah... kinda sorta "
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When we get a house we kick in for one huge meal but it's usually around Christmas or Thanksgiving

Besides that we are eating out and more than likely we pay for our individual families when we eat out.

it always works out in the end and there aren't never any hard feelings.

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78. "My chick"
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79. "LOL"
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34. "The basic meal plan is probably the best bet"
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And the more people you have, the more basic it has to be... lowest common denominator. Eggs, toast, maybe some fruit and cereal for breakfast. Sandwiches, pasta or ordering pizza for other meals. Random fruit or other stuff for snacks.

If folks want to get fancy, they can go out and have a fancy meal on their own ... but everyone contributes to the basic meal plan because, in my experience, just about everyone is going to eat several of those basic meals just out of convenience and wanting to be part of the group.

You've gotta make it basically all-inclusive (but cheap) or else the group is going to start to segregate based on finances.

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40. "I agree. The list is only so you guarantee you get things they eat."
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35. "a few times when i've gone out wit coworkers & it got weird wit the bill"
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i'd mentally calculate what i had and add $20 on top of that and toss the cash on the table.

at that point, i'm out of the conversation. y'all split hairs if you wanna. tawmbout ALL I HAD WAS THE WINGS.

  

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36. "It's about the experience..."
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folks don't always know what it's like to have a good time so you have to show them.

  

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47. "naw i don't play that split check shit. you not pigging out on my dime."
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<--- Big Baller World Order

  

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49. "I prefer to pay what I owe"
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thank goodness most waiters ask before taking orders these days.

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63. "That works in the US, it's hit or miss internationally"
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In a lot of countries (most?), restaurants aren't going to bother with individual checks; if you're lucky, they'll split it in half, equally, but generally there's one bill.

I experienced this in Colombia for a friends bachelor party. Eight or nine of us went out to restaurant the first night and had some great meals. The check came to the table and folks started fumbling for there credit cards but our host told us that most restaurants there aren't doing individual checks.

Turned out the entire bill was $200 though! For $10 people having steaks!.. So one person took care of it and didn't *have to* pick up another check the rest of the trip (they only dug in their pockets again later in the trip bc one of the guys had a Discover card and nobody would take it).

So yeah, if you end up on an international group trip, definitely think about this issue. Bring some cash to kick to the person covering the bill or be ready to pick up a bill too.

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53. "From Experience"
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Somebody is gonna take a loss...

I went on a family trip one year and we all split the bill evenly for the food for the week.

Well,

My cousins big head kids get up in the morning and will eat a whole box of cereal and then sit down for pancakes and sausage with the family later...

you just have to chalk it up... best thing to do is buy the basics and split that evenly then when you want something special go out and buy that on your own...

just know that anything in the fridge is fair game

You take the blue pill, the story ends. You wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.

  

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55. "Traveling with a group of Black folks is a Level 12 skillset."
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"Get ready....for your blessing....."

  

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56. "That's why most of my friends are white"
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I don't have to deal with this type of bullshit.

  

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57. "I personally can't imagine being any more comfortable in that scenario l..."
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>I don't have to deal with this type of bullshit.



"Get ready....for your blessing....."

  

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59. "I'm starting to see a pattern on OKP"
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these niggas don't really rock with Black folk like that...lol

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66. "starting??? lmao"
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Coolin...

  

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69. "True"
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73. "RE: True"
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Shit sounds terrible.

I think rchick is the one who said she doesn't speak to Black people at work too.

Shit is wild.

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67. "Nope"
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My other ethnic friends are much more dependable.

  

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70. "we get to choose our friends"
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family tho... it is what it is.

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58. "http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/70152_o.gif"
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http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/70152_o.gif

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71. "lmao "
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61. "Since y'all planned everything else, go ahead a step further and"
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Make a nightly meal plan.
Set up a list of required items.
Ask folks to volunteer to bring stuff from the list, like a registry almost...
But let them know if the list isn't filled, then that particular dish isn't gonna happen.

Just a suggestion.

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62. "and get a bathroom key with a hubcap attached to it"
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ig5vcY9R50

THIS SHIT AINT FREEEE

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64. "you fucked up when you thought people would be mature about this"
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good luck lol

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68. "Everybody should have a Square reader"
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makes check splitting pretty simple if you got Venmo

  

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72. "Hmmm... "
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I mean, we have one but the thought of swiping for friends seems rather weird.

Damn, maybe we should keep it with us at all times. Next time someone says they only have a card... lmao, I bet they will look at us like "Whoa!!! I mean my OTHER card"

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74. "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79HnauiK9vw"
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79HnauiK9vw

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75. "U want cash back... lmaoooo"
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99. "Fuckin HILARIOUS!"
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Shit had me laughin so hard I had
ta share it on FB.


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Afro-Americana/Afro-Caribbana/Afro-Latino unite. We are ALL Black!

  

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82. "That's a nightmare anyway you look at it, either ball all the way out..."
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and pay for everything or don't do it at all. Trying to do something like this with a large group of people is always challenging. Trying to do it with a large group of FAMILY is nearly impossible.

That's one of those things that sounds like a good idea on paper but is a terrible idea in real life.

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84. "I'd just let everyone be on their own then"
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... mention having dinner "out" together at a point or two, but otherwise, you buy what you eat... Respect other peoples stuff and try to enjoy yourselves

"yes, sometimes my rhymes are sexist, but you lovely bitches and hos should know i'm tryin to correct it"- hiphopopotamus

  

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85. "AFTERMATH..."
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So the trip was horrible.

We split the cost of the food and no one said anything - at the time.

Except....

Husband's cousin saw the grocery bill, around $80 (split that by 9 people covering the cost of breakfast and dinner for one day), and thought I paid too much. Early afternoon that day I take a nap and she dips out with the groceries I just bought. Why? She returned them to the grocery store. She then trekked 30 minutes away (one way) to specifically go to Aldi. Ended up spending more money and had the nerve to buy alcohol (fucking swill) expecting everyone to pay for that as well.

Other things that happened:
MIL is a narcissist and made side comments about my kid and my parenting style. He's FUCKING 2 and if he doesn't eat everything on his plate I don't care just so long as he eats.

Husband's cousin brought her teenage daughter that complained about the wi-fi the whole weekend. Also claimed she was narcoleptic and spent the nights going throughout the house making noise (like going through the cabinets in the kitchen) or watching the tv on blast. We took her to the movies and she talked through the whole thing.

My mom pulled my sister and I into her room and wanted to review her wishes upon death. My mother is not sick and has no real health issues. I told my mom that we've talked about this a million times, so I know what she wants. However, my sister never heard 'the talk' before. So that ended in sister talking about how much will she get when my mom dies - no other concerns whatsoever.

My sister wants to have a kid, but doesn't want to be a spinster. She goes on and on about the guy she's dating in a wheelchair or adopting a kid.

I drugged my kid with Benedryl hoping he would sleep through the flight. Nope. He slept for all of 45ish minutes and then proceeded to scream off and on for the remainder.

My phone died on the plane and my kid occupied my ipad (of course). I figured I would get in a nap (if my kid wasn't crying). Nope. My kid would see my eyes closed and shout my name really loud and slap my leg til I woke up.

We got to the airport and forgot where we parked. It took us about 30 minutes of going through floor after floor of the parking structures to find it.

It was a mess and I'm so glad it's over.

I'll never do that shit again.

  

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86. "She didn't return no damn groceries! Stop lying!!"
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Lol

>
>Husband's cousin saw the grocery bill, around $80 (split that
>by 9 people covering the cost of breakfast and dinner for one
>day), and thought I paid too much. Early afternoon that day I
>take a nap and she dips out with the groceries I just bought.
>Why? She returned them to the grocery store. She then
>trekked 30 minutes away (one way) to specifically go to Aldi.
>Ended up spending more money and had the nerve to buy alcohol
>(fucking swill) expecting everyone to pay for that as well.
>
>

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91. "You wish I was"
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She moved really fast and played it super shady.

I went to the store and she asked to see the receipt. I put everything away and went to take a nap. When I woke up to start prepping for dinner, I look and everything had been replaced.

It was ridiculous.

Who fucking does that?

  

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93. "I woulda clowned her all weekend"
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ain’t no way you do some shit like that and get away with it in our fam.

I woulda been HOT. Mouth all ready for some groceries and open up the pantry and it’s Aldi off brand shit.



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87. "sounds about right"
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my lesson learned after similar experiences...

take care of you and yours (own room, own car, own food, own restaurant bills)

or be prepared to "take one for the team"


too many randumb variables to account for otherwise

at least you'll have stories

  

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88. "lost my car once"
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(I found it in like 20 minutes but still)

every time, even if I'm at a mall I don't usually go to -- I just take a picture of the sign for the section on my phone.

especially when I park to go on a trip for a week? shitttt.


and yeah -- that trip with those people just won't go any better.

when we've gone on trips with my wife's family I just try to relax and know that people are going to do what they're going to do and not let it bother me, but not having kids makes that easy.


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89. "Dogg...I lost my car at the Dulles airport once...after a 2 week trip"
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I had pretty much no clue where my car was. I was about to just leave it there and buy a new car lol

I usually document everything, but I was late this time and barely caught the shuttle to get to the terminal in time.

When I returned, I got one parking lot shuttle and just rode it all the way out hoping I could spot my cat. NOPE!

Finally just jumped out in an area that kind of looked familiar and just kept constantly pressing the panic button on my key. 45 minutes of aimless wandering later (and darkness starting to approach), I hear the sweet sound of my alarm. I cried a single tear.


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94. "yuuuup, I actually forgot another time"
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I left for CES it was clear and sunny when I got back I'd lost my ticket and the car was covered in 15 inches of snow.

the worst one was at the mall (for anyone in the detroit area - it was twelve oaks)

I hadn't been there in years and I forgot that macy's has an exit upstairs and downstairs. I parked in one lot outside near the downstairs door, and when I left I went out the door on the upper level which is a whole different parking lot. I couldn't find my car for shiiiit.

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90. "damn. lol"
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92. "She returned the groceries??? "
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First off, how the fuck you do that if you didn’t pay for them? They just give you cash back?

Everything else sounds like the typical family shit but returning groceries woulda fucked up my whole trip. Really nigga? I woulda called the cops.


Did you buy a bunch of organic gluten free expensive shit? Lol...

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101. "Who knows how she did it"
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Nope. I bought regular stuff. No said they had special requirements, except the daughter only eats turkey - no chicken, beef or pork.

  

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102. "Only eats turkey? Does she sleep a lot? "
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104. "she claims she has insomnia"
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but she slept at odd hours and most times during the day.

She also has ADHD and mom doesn't believe in pills, so they attempt 'natural' solutions.

My bet is that it's sleep apnea and not insomnia.

  

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95. "Compared to my last family trip, this was a textbook shitshow."
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106. "Whoa. I don't even like riding in a car with family..."
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...I *hate* being on anyone else's time.

That weekend sound like stress, especially the teenage daughter w/ loud noises at night part.

  

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97. "Seems like an issue of not knowing your companions well enough "
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or simply looking past far too many conflicting personality traits.

I don't fuck with anyone on my side of the fence along any of those lines and the number of people who's nonsense I'm willing to put up with on any real level is extremely short.

Consider it a lesson learned and either accept that this is who you're dealing with going forward or avoid them in situations where you want to relax.

  

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98. "basically lol"
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>or simply looking past far too many conflicting personality
>traits.
>
>I don't fuck with anyone on my side of the fence along any of
>those lines and the number of people who's nonsense I'm
>willing to put up with on any real level is extremely short.
>
>
>Consider it a lesson learned and either accept that this is
>who you're dealing with going forward or avoid them in
>situations where you want to relax.

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100. "You are right"
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I depended on my husband to be the referee in the situation and he failed.

Relax? Ha that was never going to happen.

My old self would have cut them off like a bad leg with diabetes, but unfortunately I can't because of my kid. So in the future, I'll just keep a good distance unless I absolutely have to and even then I'll keep a distance.

  

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103. "Was this the first time meeting them?"
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Man, first time my wife met my Dads side of the family they terrorized her. I warned her but she wasn’t ready for all that. She comes from a small family and my family is huge and we talk hella shit.

They love her now but she was a deer in headlights.

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105. "That's us!"
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My family is massive and his side is so small. Outside the ones that stayed for the weekend, supposedly there is another cousin (or 2).

My family can love hard and fight even harder, but we always come back to love. My aunt one time told my husband that we were compatible because of our astrological signs. Hubby freaked out because his bible thumping family doesn't believe in such things. Thought my aunt was the devil and didn't want to see her again.

Go figure...

  

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