Mother-in-law asks son-in-law to drop everything to help her move furniture at 7:30pm on Memorial Day

Would you drop everything to help someone with an unexpected chore?

Sometimes it's nice to help out the people in your life, but other times you have to protect your peace. That's what happened in this story, where a family member asked for some help in a pretty unexpected way. Her son-in-law then brought the story to the AITAH subreddit, where commenters weighed in on the family drama. Sometimes you have to make sacrifices for the people you love. It's part of being human, and it's part of existing in a community. We have to do things for each other, in the hopes that the favors will be returned and that we will all live in harmony. But that doesn't mean we should be saying yes to everything. We have to prioritize our own happiness, and we get to draw the line around things that don't make sense to us. If you're celebrating a holiday that you've looked forward to, and you're spending it with family who you love, and you're making memories, you're allowed to protect that time. Those are precious moments, and you get to safeguard them against the rest of the world. If you don't do that, you might end up in a situation where everyone is taking advantage of you, and you don't know how to get them to stop. But sometimes setting boundaries can be painful, and it can bring up bad feelings in others. That's what happened here.

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Am I in the wrong for refusing to help my MIL move furniture on a Memorial Day evening?

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Making peace with the in-laws is not an easy thing to do. Sometimes you just get off on the wrong foot with them, and there is nothing you can do about it. You're just in an adversarial relationship, and that's how it's going to be. But there are things you can do to help, usually, even if they make some people upset. That's what was happening here. Keep reading to find out what happened, and let us know what you think about this family drama in the comments below.
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