Back when we were younger, and both gainfully employed, we paid for everything any time our blended family got together.
My husband and I are senior citizens in a large, blended family. Over the years, the family grew larger numerically.
We realize we’re mostly to blame for this pattern. We keep thinking someone will offer to at least pay for their own family. So far that hasn’t happened. The fact that it’s “expected” and taken for granted, has limited our desire to get together with them as a group. I have a sister “Beth” who has treatment-resistant depression. I have another sister “Jo” who is physically and mentally healthy and had a really bad year. Jo typically hosts family events.
Jo revised her comment to say she doesn’t have the bandwidth to host this year. Beth said, “see, now that you know better you can do better.” Even if Beth is right about this her tone and phrasing really kicked Jo while she was down.
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