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Planning a wedding can be difficult.
Weddings are supposed to be beautiful and special occasions, but that doesn’t mean they don’t bring out the worst in people. As we all know, planning a wedding entails numerous decisions and details, ranging from selecting the ideal venue and dress to creating a guest list and seating chart. Couples can find the process both exciting and overwhelming as they strive to make their event memorable and seamless. So it’s no surprise that there are numerous stories about bridezillas going crazy before a wedding. However, the people getting married are not always the ones causing problems; sometimes it is the entitled people around them.
Entitlement can frequently rear its ugly head in situations involving strong emotions, such as wedding planning. Dealing with entitled people can exacerbate an already stressful situation. Entitled people believe that the world revolves around them. So they won’t hesitate to make someone else’s wedding all about them and their children. That is exactly what the woman in this story wanted to do. Her child’s birthday fell three days before the original poster’s (OP) wedding. So she thought it was a great idea to combine both of these events.
You can scroll down to see how the OP responded to this request.
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OP’s wedding is soon, and one of her distant relatives wanted to use this event as her child’s birthday party.
OP’s wedding is supposed to be quite cosy, and not a lot of people are invited.
OP invited everyone she wanted to the wedding, and most people other than her grandparents were going to come.
This is when she got a WhatsApp message from her aunt’s niece, and she told OP how her child’s birthday was three days before the wedding.
She apparently wanted OP to combine her wedding with a kid’s birthday and also invited all the kid’s schoolmates.
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This did not go over well with OP, and she basically told her to stuff herself as she replied.
Thankfully, the aunt wasn’t angry at the denial either and actually called OP to apologise on behalf of her niece.
The aunt also scolded her niece for the horrifically entitled behaviour, so all is well in that regard.
OP also mentioned how she was never going to invite the niece in the first place since she doesn’t even know them personally.
I’m always surprised when I read stories like this. I’ve seen a lot of entitled people, but there are always new stories that take the cake. Even if the family member in question was as close as OP’s sister, this would not be an appropriate request, but asking to combine her child’s birthday with the wedding when OP has never met her is absurd. I’d love to know what was on her mind when she asked this question. I wonder if she thought the OP would agree.
Entitled people always think everything is about them.
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The aunt does sound like a good person.
There is confidence, and then there is this.
Planning a wedding can be quite stressful.
I wonder why she thought this was okay behaviour.
The entitled niece clearly didn’t think.
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Basically, this is what the message must have been.
It is all about them, after all.
It is very important to learn to say no.
That was definitely a happy surprise.
This woman took her entitlement to a whole new level.
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Have you ever encountered a situation in which a distant family member requested something similar? If so, what did you do? Please let us know in the comments section below. Also, don’t forget to tell your friends about this story so they can share their own similar experiences.
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