Hey ladies! (and a vent)

[lizardesque]

I've been MIA for a while because I've been buried in work. Things are still busy but are becoming slightly more manageable, so I wanted to pop in and say hi.
Hi! Hope everyone is doing well.

And now a vent...

My family (my parents, aunt and uncle, cousin and her husband and kids) usually get together on Easter. Back in early March, my aunt e-mailed us and said she would be traveling at Easter and wondered if we wouldn't mind having a belated Easter get together some other time. We agreed on April 24, and I offered to host. At that point, it was a long way off, so when people asked about time and what they could bring, I said I would get back to them.

So, now that it's a week away, last night, I went to e-mail everyone about the details. Before I got to that, I saw an e-mail from my aunt asking if we were still on for the 24th, what she could bring, and if 11:00 was OK to arrive. I replied and said we were thinking more like 1:00 and provided the rest of the details.

Today, she replied, essentially saying that's too late for those who have to work on Monday, it interferes with kids' nap times, etc and maybe we should pick another day.
WTF? They live about an hour and a half away. It's not as if they are making a cross-country trek. Ian and I go up there many times a year, and they come to us once every few years maybe (Granted, more of them live in SE WI, so that makes sense. I'm not complaining, just stating a fact).

I'm annoyed. But thanks for listening (ie, reading).

[lexxasaurus]

How is two hours going to make it any easier for nap times if they're a 90 minute drive? Families are stupid. And if someone asked me over at one, my first thought wouldn't be "how will I possibly get up for work tomorrow?!"

Good to see you around though!

[honeydew1894]

That IS frustrating! When DS was still napping, we tried to always stick to it, but we would NEVER ask that a time be moved. If someone (i.e.: my parents) asked if the time was convenient, we would be honest and say no, but my family GTGs are only w our parents and my sister who also has 2 young kids. I get where they are coming from, but they have no right to complain or ask you to change the time. I think for one day, they can make it work. People do it all the time!

[lizardesque]

We compromised and made it noon.
I still don't understand how 1:00 is "too late," but whatever...

[latte]

No, that would be frustrating. I agree, 1pm is not too late. Good you were able to compromise, but I would have been tempted to say not to bother. We will have lunch at 1, and if you want to come feel free, otherwise, see you next year.

[kelley182]

Apr 19, 2016 11:18:15 GMT -5 lizardesque said:

We compromised and made it noon.
I still don't understand how 1:00 is "too late," but whatever...

Some people just like to think they are the ones in control.  This way she thinks she got what she wanted 

[glw]

Hi!

Agreed that 1:00 is not too late for anything...plus the host gets to pick the time of the event!