My cousin is getting married, myself and my two bios are in the wedding. My parents and my kids and I were going to share one room so my mom booked a suite, it's a little nicer and pricier but when you split it between the two of us it's not bad. For some reason she also booked a room for my brother and his family. But he now can't go because of work.

So, my mom informs me that my youngest niece (brother's kid) wants to go to the wedding, even if her parents do not go. Problem is, that's probably an hour out of their way for my parents to drive on top of what is already a five-hour or more drive for them. Plus, with my niece along we can't all share the one hotel room as we originally planned.

Now I am going to get stuck paying double for a suite all so my brother's youngest can go to the wedding. Why do I have a problem with that? Two reasons. One, youngest niece hasn't interacted with our side of the family for easily a couple of years. When she comes to family gatherings, she barely speaks to anybody, she is absolutely hostile to my two BDs, and I know why. This is the niece who is evidently besties with SD20, the one SD20 came to visit in alcohol rehab. So now I'm going to have this hostile, antisocial teenager along, watching my every move and no doubt reporting back to SD20. AND I have to pay for an expensive hotel room.

Grrr, just venting.