The Audacity of people

So i want to start off by saying I have nothing against single parents or parents in general

But this past month has been a non stop argument between family and I

Every year my family book a 2 week trip to California before the holiday seasons. This is usually at 30+ group of people. You have people getting married left and right and people wanting to bring there boyfriends and girlfriends along so it’s always been a big thing that takes so much planning and confirmation that plans will happen. I’m the second youngest out of 12 kids(23) and like any 23 year old I wanna get fucked up on a trip,I wanna go shopping , go the the beach, eat shit that’s gonna go straight the my arms instead of my ass.

So on the plane we’re all seat jumping to talk everything through and my sister in law ask me what’s my room number so she’ll know where to send her kids for the night everyone is going out.

Confused I asked what does she mean, she tells me that i was going to watching ALL the kids so that the parents can have a break. All the vacations we’ve been on is been just about the kids and it’s never about the parents getting a much needed break.

I said I’m not watching the kids I payed for my time in this vacation and I’m gonna enjoy it. She said that I don’t have kids of my own so I don’t understand the stress it brings. I told her that it was her choice to have kids and it’s her stress to bare. I’m not cutting my vacation short to watch 8 kids all under the age of 6

When we got to the hotel my bother asked if I can watch the kids so that they can go to the beach and relax. After everyone heard him ask everyone wanna jump up and say yea that a good idea.

Being the little shit I am I said no. Take your kids with you why would I cut my vacation short so you can relax with out your kids if you wanted a kid free vacation you should have gotten babysitting for the 2 weeks.

“That’s really expensive “ was the excuse I got

So I caved and asked how long will I be watching them and my sister chimes in with “3 morning and 8 nights, where you can go out and still have fun “

I layed it out flat that was never going to happen and everyone got really mad saying it takes a village to raise a child and it’s hard being a parent and I need a break.

I got so annoyed that I told them I rather pay extra money to be in a completely separate hotel at this point because why do I have to cut my vacation short because you want to relax.the argument got to heated that the staff came to calm everyone down.

Days in the the vacation I’m going out in to the beach. My brother comes and begs me that he really needs me to do him a favor and just watch his kids for a day so him and wife can go out and be young again. I felt bad but I can’t do that for everyone why did they bank on me for child care without asking me in the first place

The next day I’m coming back in from shopping and in the elevator is my sister in law who gives me a. Passive aggressive comment of how I’m being selfish.

With the attitude I was getting from everyone I decided to just enjoy my vacation with out them and I would wee them in passing with the kids. They gave me dirty looks. The last day on the trip was supposed to be our last day dinner and I went to the restaurant waiting I waited for 2 hours before I left. Late I see on Facebook they chose a different restaurant and took family photos and put some shitty captain of family matters.

The plane ride home no one said a word to me and my brother in law that sat next to me completely ignored me. I did post a few things about how family isn’t free child care and taged planned parenthood in all my targeted post and this is where the fighting stated.