a.little.bit.lexi🆘🌏🇵🇸 :
People move. People grow up. People that love each other find compromises. The SIL is not doing anything wrong asking them to come see her, it’s not wrong to not come right now, its not wrong to have other family vacations, but it is wrong to have a toxic family dynamic. This all isn’t good and it sounds like both sides have unreal expectations. 1. They dehumanized this alone girl by calling a gift “a mandate” or a demand and treating her move like a punishment to them. Yuck. 2. They’re acting like the SIL wanting to keep the family together and share something great with them is unruly and selfish and entitled. Uh? She’s a member of the family too, regardless of location right?! That’s toxic af to treat a family member, anyone, like that. 3. Both parties don’t have direct communication about boundaries and expectations. If the money isn’t wanted or it feels not good, give it back with a conversation. If SIL isn’t getting cost, break it down and follow it up with compromise. Maybe put the funds in a savings for her to come home or for the group trip in the future. It’s very simple dialogue to resolve this. Hey sis, we absolutely want to come and see you, but let’s plan for DATE, that gives us time to develop a structure of cost with your help on cost to travel as well as enjoy the scenery and make memories without worrying about price while there. And in the meantime, we can we all find a date to bring you here before then too, and do FaceTime dates, since we all miss each other and distance just asks for a different communication structure. …. Given they all live such different lives, they need to get curious about each other instead of being judgmental.
2026-06-23 15:39:50