Couple refuses to cancel trip they've been planning for 6-months, after 70-year-old mother-in-law schedules "non-urgent" surgery for the exact dates, couple claims she's doing it for attention: 'Now there’s pressure on us to cancel'

Nothing could ever come between a mother and her little boy, even after he's all grown up, walked down the aisle, and created a picture-perfect family of his own. However, nothing is scarier than a mother-in-law who needs constant attention…and this specific situation could be described as a little bit 'messy'…Calculated? We're not so sure. But complicated? Undeniably!

According to this daughter-in-law, her husband's mother's sudden need for surgery over the exact dates they've booked for their dream overseas trip seems a bit coincidental…Especially because, according to her, the surgery is not "urgent", nor does it have inflexible schedules So, why in the world would she choose to have it over those 2 weeks, without consolidating the couple first and knowing the rest of her extended family is too far out of town (or lazy) to lend a helping hand…How selfish would it be for the couple to refuse to cancel the trip? Because this is either a case of Selfishness vs Manipulation…or vs innocence…

At the end of the day, no one knows their mother better than her own son. So if he thinks that his mother has planned this all along, to ensure they stay with her during her surgery, well then, it must be stamped with the royal seal…But if this surgery is more urgent than expected and they've left her sick and alone…We're not quite sure just how good those gelatos are going to taste …
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AITA for not cancelling our long-planned trip because my MIL scheduled surgery at the same time?

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