Please Tell Me if I'm Overreacting...

[poohandwendy]

No, you are not overreacting, IMO.

I can't imagine your son, or his wife, wouldn't be insulted if they were invited out for the evening and the people with them decided they wanted to ditch them because they wanted to go somewhere they would feel more comfortable without your son and his wife.


It's just plain rude and since you seem to have an open relationship, I think I would say something.

 

[gypsydoodlebug]

No, you are not overreacting, IMO.

I can't imagine your son, or his wife, wouldn't be insulted if they were invited out for the evening and the people with them decided they wanted to ditch them because they wanted to go somewhere they would feel more comfortable without your son and his wife.


It's just plain rude and since you seem to have an open relationship, I think I would say something.

I agree with everyone. Those balloon arrangements are expensive, too! I hope you picked it up and took it with you. Maybe that's what he was expecting?

 

[GinaGrumpyDwarf]

yeah, would of hurt me too, but i've resolved to the fact that what you do for your kids goes unappreciated often. be thankful that you have that relationship. I'd still ask him about the balloons though.....

 

[Stitchfans]

Yes, he was very rude and so wrong to do this to you and your dd. Leaving the balloons was a horrible thing to do too. Sorry this happened to you.

 

[Antonia]

Are you saying that at 11:30 at night you wanted to keep partying??? My, you must have a lot of stamina!

Me, I would be happy to go home and go to bed. 11:30 would be WAY past

my bedtime.

 

[micki7337]

It sounds like you have a great relationship with your son and his new wife. Pretty amazing to be be able to live so close! But that being said, I just couldn't help but think that it was obvious that your son wasn't thinking - at least not with the right body part!

(Thanks for the laugh! I needed it!)

ETA: Having such a good relationship with your DS should make it easy to say, hey what was that? You hurt our feelings. And being the good guy I'm sure he is he will apologize for his lack of thinking. You have every right to be hurt - just don't let it do damage to the relationship.

 

[Hannathy]

It would have been rude to do that to anyone and especially so to his family. There is no excuse for being so inconsiderate about a gift and thats what it was, I would have thought, what it's not good enough to bother with.
Depending on my mood I might say "how did the kids like the balloons?" just to see him try to wiggle out of that one! I think you should say something to him he is your son for goodness sake not an aquaintance. I would tell him you were hurt and since he didn't think enough of my gift I won't be bothering on the next occasion. You don't have to be nasty but I think he needs to know he hurt your feelings. I's great that you are close but that doesn't give him carte blanche to treat you poorly. Your feelings are legitimate you are not over-reacting actually I wouldn't have been that nice about it and would said something last night!

 

[momrek06]

I agree with you. They were rude and insensitive and when you are feeling less upset about it, I would discuss it with him.

DITTO!

I agree with DAWN, if I were you and seeing you have a great relationship with DS and his DW, I would discuss with BOTH of them how much you enjoyed the evening UP until they left to finish off the "celebrating " which did not include YOU, your DH and his sis....????