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"Give my family a free vacation. NO! NOT THAT ONE! TAKE US ON YOUR VACATION"

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u/shygirlturnedsassy

My boyfriends cousin (his paternal uncle's daughter) has 4 children. Each of her kids is the personification of the word 'bratty'. The said cousin refuses to discipline them and constantly makes excuses for their behavior. She's also very judgemental of our decision to not have children. She has often made some snide comments towards me, implying that I'm the selfish cunt who is depriving my bf of the 'joys of raising children'. For these reasons and for her generally entitled behavior, my boyfriend had cut ties with her.

However, when he and I visited his parental home three days ago for his parents anniversary celebration, we ran into her again. My boyfriends dad had urged him to use this occasion to med bridges with the cousin. So we both tried to make nice and engaged in small talk with her. During our conversation, bf mentioned that we were leaving for Melbourne for vacation in a few days.

At this, cousins eyes lit up. "Oh that sounds like so much fun" she said, "My husband and I haven't gone anywhere since our honeymoon". She whined some more about how hard it is for them with 4 kids, if only they could afford such luxuries etc etc etc. I could tell where this was going. My boyfriend probably felt sorry for her and, being the kind and generous soul that he is, offered to buy them a weekend in a resort in Mt. Abu.

Cousin (face scrunched up): "Thats nice, but why can't you just take us to Melbourne with you!"

BF (getting a bit annoyed, bit still patient): "Well, we want to spend some time alone together. plus we'll be meeting some close friends there. Besides, Mt Abu is a beautiful place. Your kids will love it."

Cousin (in the annoying 'Karen' tone): "I still don't see why you can't take us to Australia. You're being so selfish, going on this great trip and sticking your family with a cheap weekend getaway."

BFs mom: "He's making a very generous offer. Either take it or leave it."

Cousin (wearing the expression that moron's wear when they think they've had a bright idea): "Oh I know! Why don't my husband and I go to Mt.Abu and you take out kids to Melbourne."

Me: "What???"

Cousin: "It's a great idea. The kids can have fun in Melbourne with you two and my hubby and I can enjoy a peaceful weekend. This way the kids can actually spend some time with their uncle. You never make time for them!"

BF: "I'm offering for the last time. It's either the weekend in Mt. Abu or nothing at all. And why the hell would we ruin our vacation taking care of your kids?"

Cousin: "How can you say that? My kids are so well behaved. You'll have so much fun spending time with them. Besides, my husband and I could really use some quiet time together. You and shygirlturnedsassy don't have any responsibilities. You have no idea how hard it is to raise 4 kids. You can afford this trip. I don't see why you wont share it with family...

BF: "One more word and you're losing my Mt.Abu offer."

On hearing this the cousin STFU. We all had dinner together and she was mercifully quiet. If only her kids had followed her example.

You'd think this would be the end of it, but NO! We had seriously underestimated her dedication to her Karenness. On the morning of the day of our departure, cousin showed up at my apartment with her kids in tow. I was shocked to see her of course and asked if something was wrong. She smiled and said "I'm just here to drop the kids off. You're leaving tonight right?"

After taking a second to recover from the shock I asked "Did you fall and hit your head on something? We told you we weren't taking your kids with us. What part of that did you not understand."

She then tried to convince me that my bf had called her later on and had agreed to take her kids. I knew this was bullshit and called it as such.

Cousin became enraged and asked if I was going to break her kids heart, why would I break our promise and how bf and I could be so cold. I called my bf and after telling him what was going on I turned on the speaker.

My bf proceeded to chew her out brutally right in front of her kids, telling her he would no longer pay for their weekend getaway and that this is exactly the kind of behavior that had made him cut ties with her. She tried to get a word in but he wouldn't let her.

Cousin took her kids and stormed off. Bf and I are having a laugh over this and are still wondering what made her think this plan would ever work.