When it comes to family gatherings, they can be awkward enough without getting money involved. However, a paid family gathering adds a whole different level of stress. Sometimes, it can be hard to tell relatives no, especially if it's your pushy Uncle Bob or your niece's new boyfreind.
One person on Reddit is struggling with a family dinner dilemma right now, and he's asking for advice.
When it comes to bringing someone with you to a party, or a wedding, or an intimate family dinner it's always good to double-check if it was specifically mentioned that you can bring one!
Of course, people are full of surprises and often don't like being told what to do.
Case in point? The story I'm about to share with you all.
The poster begins by explaining that they recently graduated from college and to celebrate, they and their parents all pitched in to help pay for a nice buffet dinner at a swanky restaurant for their immediate family.
To their surprise, on the day of the dinner, their godmother brought three of her coworkers to the event.
Instead, they pulled their godmother aside and asked her politely to pay for her uninvited guests.
When the bills arrived, the graduate made it clear that the extra three would be on a separate bill, given to the godmother. Unsurprisingly, she didn't take to this well.
"She started ranting about it. But my dad told me and my mom to go home and he will deal with my godmother."
"Turns out her co-workers ended up paying for themselves even if my dad offered to pay for them," they explained.
"But my godmother was furious and told me paying for her friend's dinner is nothing compared to the gifts she gave me since I was little baby."
"Who the heck brings strangers to a relative’s celebration? Your godmother was beyond tacky for thinking this was ok," wrote one user.
Well, this makes me never want to host a dinner again!
