In today's Ask Amy column, Amy Dickinson responds to someone who believes they were disinvited from staying with family on a trip to Europe.
Our son’s mother and father-in-law, who live in Europe, have repeatedly invited us to stay at their house, including over the upcoming holidays.Then I got a text from my daughter-in-law with an Airbnb listing where she said we could stay to be “away from the mayhem.”
Amy, mayhem is part of the holiday experience! .We are on good terms with everyone and want to keep it that way.“Mayhem is part of the holiday experience,” while true, is not necessarily a selling point – certainly for anyone contemplating hosting for a presumably long-ish overseas stay. Your daughter-in-law might be trying to deftly discourage you from staying with her folks, and I think you should take this message, accept it, and assume that if you make this trip, you will have to find a place to stay.
Because the property she recommended is booked, you could circle back to your DIL and note: “We totally understand about mayhem. It sounds as if you think it would be best if we didn’t accept your parents’ invitation to stay with them. The property you linked to is already booked, but we note a few others nearby. Do you have thoughts about any of those properties?”or send a letter to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068.
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