My husband and I weren’t able to take a real honeymoon last year after paying for our wedding so for our first anniversary this summer we wanted to go big. We’ve traveled all throughout Europe and the Caribbean and even to Asia but one place we haven’t been is Africa, so we settled on Mauritius. The island country is known for its beaches and wildlife and it also has a lot of history so we felt like we’d be able to get the best of both worlds during our 10-day stay. What we didn’t expect is for my sister and mom to decide they were going to pack up and join us.
Two weeks ago I told my mom about our trip as an FYI in passing and immediately she started asking me all these questions about Mauritius and saying things like “You know I’ve always wanted to go to Africa.”
“I know mom. You and Bree should totally plan a trip; you know she loves to travel.”
Bree is my younger sister who’s still figuring out life three year’s post-college from my mom’s spare bedroom. That sounds like shade, but I have to give it to the girl, she works hard and spends her money on experiences like travel, and she’s young enough to do it so why not?
Why not must also be the thought my mom had when she called me a week after our casual convo and told me excitedly, “Bree and I are coming with you!”
“Coming with me where?”
“With you and Alan — to Mauritius!”
“What are you talking about?”
“After we got off the phone the other day I mentioned you all’s trip to Bree and how I’d be too scared to travel that far alone but with the four of you I’d feel right at home. So, I booked flights for us for the same dates you two will be there.”
“Mom —
I didn’t have it in me to tell my mom feeling right at home was exactly what I didn’t want my one-year anniversary vacation to feel like. She was so excited about this brave new adventure that I just made up an excuse to get off the phone and told her we’d talk about details later.
I had a nice, strong drink waiting for my husband when he got home that night and he immediately knew something was up.
“What happened?” he asked half-playful, half-serious.
I told him how my mom and sister basically hijacked the honeymoon we never had and likely still won’t have one year after tying the knot and how frustrated I was at what my mom did and the fact that I couldn’t bring myself to tell her she was wrong.
He assured me things would be fine and that we just have to make sure my family stays in a separate hotel and lets us have us-time, but considering the habitual line-stepper my mother is, I’m not convinced things will go that smoothly. What should I do?
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