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- A woman took to Reddit after getting into a disagreement with her family about skipping dinner with her grandma
- The Redditor explained that she got the dates mixed up and had less than 90 minutes to prepare for the outing
- She decided to skip the dinner, but is now wondering if she was in the wrong
A woman turned to Reddit for support after a family dinner miscommunication led to tension at home.
The 26-year-old found herself in a tricky situation when her family expected her to attend a dinner at her grandmother’s house with only 90 minutes’ notice.
The mix-up began two days earlier when she was talking to her family about her work schedule. During the conversation, she initially misstated her availability, but quickly corrected herself, saying she could attend dinner the following Sunday.
However, it appeared the woman and her family had a different understanding of the dinner date.
“Today rolls around and right as I am about to leave to walk my dog around 3pm, my mom comes in and says ‘grandma said we can bring the dogs if we want,'” she recounted. “I asked what she was talking about and she repeated, ‘We can bring the dogs with us to dinner tonight.’ ”
The sudden plans left her feeling unprepared as she didn’t think she’d have enough time to carry out her regular Sunday routine. “I didn’t think I would be ready in time. My dog needed a walk, I needed an almost-everything shower,” she explained. “I needed to do laundry so I would have clean clothes to wear after showering.”
The lack of clear communication left the poster feeling frustrated. “I don’t really understand how no one had thought to tell me this until an hour and a half before,” she wrote. “Granted I guess my dad tried two days earlier, but due to the context of our conversation, it really did seem like he meant that it was next week.”
She also noted that her mother’s usually comprehensive calendar didn’t have the outing listed.
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As a result, the woman decided to stay home, but now she is facing criticism from her family. Her mother attempted to guilt her by emphasizing how much her grandmother would miss her, while her siblings accused her of lying about forgetting the dinner plans.
“My whole family has been making comments about me and giving me dirty looks,” she wrote.
In the Reddit post, the woman clarified that, due to financial constraints, she still lives at home. “While I’d love to be out on my own, I just can’t afford it right now, so I’m stuck here,” she shared in response to readers telling her she should move out.
Although she posted for support, many Redditors sided with her family, insisting that she had plenty of time to get ready and attend the dinner. However, others agreed that she had every right to cancel if it was going to stress her out.
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