AITAH for saying I can’t bring food to a party after traveling across the country?
The original poster (OP) is making plans to travel across the country for the holidays, with an arrival time set for 6:00 PM on Christmas Eve to attend Christmas dinner at their sister's husband's family house.
The host family subsequently asked the OP to bring dessert for everyone, but the OP declined because of the long travel schedule.
Following this refusal, the family responded by stating that everyone else was bringing food, which made the OP question if they were wrong for not planning to bring an item given the demanding travel circumstances.
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The original poster is positioned between acknowledging the family's expectation for a contribution to the meal and justifying their inability to comply due to the highly restrictive travel schedule that places them arriving right before dinner.
Is the OP in the wrong for refusing to source a dessert when arriving late after a cross-country trip, or is the expectation unreasonable given the timing and distance of their travel?
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