AITA for not giving my sister in law and her family a luxury vacation.
He had spent years accumulating hotel and airline points through countless business trips, turning them into a treasure trove of opportunities.
This summer, fueled by generosity and a desire to heal family wounds caused by the pandemic, he decided to share that treasure—inviting his sister-in-law and her family to join his own on a magical Disney World vacation, covering every expense out of kindness. But the joy of giving was quickly overshadowed by resentment and misunderstanding.
What should have been a heartfelt gift became a battlefield of hurt feelings and accusations, as his sister-in-law saw his thoughtful use of points as cheapness, sparking a family rift that threatened to unravel the very magic the trip was meant to create.
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The original poster (OP) extended a generous offer to cover all expenses for his sister-in-law's family trip to Disney World, intending it as a significant act of kindness.
However, this generosity soured when the sister-in-law and her husband rejected the accommodations provided, arguing that staying at a different hotel, even a nice one, const*tuted being cheap and created inequity for their children compared to the OP's family.
Was the OP justified in issuing an ultimatum—accept the full, generous gift as offered or cancel the trip entirely—given the recipient's demands, or did this action cross a line from generosity into punitive control?
Should the sister-in-law's family have accepted the substantial gift without imposing conditions on how the OP managed his own travel benefits?
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