A mother-of-four has detailed her frustration with her parents after she paid for her trip to Hawaii, only for them to complain about the cost of food.
In a viral post “Am I the idiot?” Shared on Facebook, the woman explained that she sent her parents on vacation to Kauai to thank them for taking care of her children.
“I sent my parents on vacation to Kauai basically as a thank you because my mom helped me so much with all my kids when I had my fourth baby,” began the post, which has received more than 4,000 comments.
Their five-day island vacation also took place during their 36th wedding anniversary, according to the mother, and she and her husband paid for “the airfare, hotel and rental car.”
However, the woman stated that she has only heard complaints from her parents about the cost of food since they landed in Hawaii. “The only thing I've heard from them is how expensive their food is. Not a thank you or even a thank you. [sic] or positive comment,” he wrote.
Along with the post, he included a screenshot of his messages with his father. In the text message exchange, he sent her a photo of the total cost of the meal at the restaurant, which came to $104.31.
“Stop complaining, you're in paradise with a free vacation,” he responded to the photo, to which his father responded: “Our CHEAPEST meal was $40. About $50 to $60 everywhere.”
In a cheeky response, the woman said, “Okay, then take note, I'll send you to Arkansas for your next trip.”
“A condo would be smarter here, so you could cook some meals,” his father added.
On the Facebook forum, she asked if she was wrong for “being so irritated” by her parents' messages “complaining about the cost of their meals.”
Unsurprisingly, other Facebook users were quick to share their thoughts about the mother's frustrated reaction. Some people defended her response and called their authorized parents. One user wrote: “I would feel exactly the same. That's the most selfish, entitled thing I've seen in a long time. She would be texting non-stop about how grateful she was for that trip. What you did was VERY kind. “I am so sorry you are having this reaction.”
“I wouldn't do it again if all they're going to do is complain,” another person agreed, while a third commented: “I literally can't imagine receiving such a nice gift and doing nothing but complain. If they were that concerned, you'd think they'd look up some things about the cost of food and stuff beforehand and politely decline if they didn't want to spend that money. Ridiculous.”
Others wondered if the price of the holiday was out of her parents' price range and if she had considered whether they could afford to go out to eat.
“Yes, this is beyond generous, but if they can't afford to eat while they're there, that would be pretty bad,” one person noted.
“Did you ask them before you bought the vacation to make sure they could pay for food and anything else they wanted to do there?” another user asked.
“Can they pay for meals? Or does this really mean financial bankruptcy for them? someone else asked. “If you can afford it, you should just enjoy and be grateful. If it’s a financial struggle for them, then you might be the jerk.”
