So my grandparents offered to take me out to whatever restaurant I wanted for my birthday. They hinted at going to a certain one but I didnt want to go there because we always go there. We went somewhere else and they were complaining & had a displeased look on their faces the whole time. Making me feel guilty for picking a different restaurant than their favorite. If you offered to take someone out to whatever restaurant they wanted, would you at least pretend to have a good time? I would.
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Same situation happened to a family member of mine on one of her birthdays, except she went with what they wanted since they refused to go to the restaurant that she wanted to go. I wonder why people do that? Where would you like to go? By that we mean you can only choose this one restaurant but we wanted to ask anyway since it annoys you. I guess it's kind of hard to complain since they are the ones taking you out, but they should have skipped the question in my opinion if that was the way it was going to go.
Me and my family like the same places so we usually space restaurant visits between our birthdays. XD
Me and my family like the same places so we usually space restaurant visits between our birthdays. XD
I remember whenever my mom said that she'd let me pick out the restaurant we'd order food from cause it was my birthday, I said Wendy's and a couple minutes later she came back with Sub-Way.
If it was in your shoes, Nebulous, I'd have been an ass because they were asses first.
Some birthday treat that turned out to be !
It's almost like they had fancied going out for a meal themselves anyway
and you were 'invited along' as it would serve as your birthday present too.
I hope it didn't spoil your whole day Nebulous.
It's almost like they had fancied going out for a meal themselves anyway
and you were 'invited along' as it would serve as your birthday present too.
I hope it didn't spoil your whole day Nebulous.
Nebulous said:
They shouldn't have offered to take you to a restaurant of your choice. They should have just said they were taking you to their favorite restaurant. This way you could have had a choice as to whether or not you wanted to go to lunch with them. Unfortunately, they are at an age where they probably don't like change or trying new restaurants. They also probably order the same thing each time they go to their favorite restaurant. They know they like the food there and what the prices are. They shouldn't have made you feel guilty and complained as they were the ones who let you choose the restaurant. If I were to offer to take someone out to whatever restaurant they wanted, then I would respect their choice. Even if I didn't like the restaurant, I would have pretended I did and not make a person feel the way your grandparents made you feel. Sorry, they made you feel this way but as I said, they are probably set in their ways. At least you know now what not to do next year if they should offer to take you out to lunch.
