This is not from an article just an experience I had this weekend.

So I've worked for a construction company for 10 years and a perk we have is use of a condo. There's two, a big one and little one. During the summer they like for the people with kids to use the big one. It's just a perk. It's cheap and all salaried employees have access to it. This is the first year we've decided to use it. My wife said you know why don't you put in for dates and let's see what we get. So we got a week in April for the big one and the weekend of my birthday in October for the small one.

My wife said hey why don't we make a list of people to invite to the big one. So we have a couple friends that has a daughter a couple years older than our son. They play well, they'll go out and do things, and should be fun. The second on the list is my parents. They never took us on vacations and I don't think they've ever spent a week at the beach. The third option is my liberal mother in law. Only reason she's low on the list is because she's a history teacher at a college and would have classes to teach.

So I got the dates and we were discussing it in front of her and Saturday night she asked why hadn't we picked her. We told her that we thought it'd be nice for our couple friend to go since they've had a rough year and hadn't done a vacation in two years. Then explained about my parents. We told her she was third. Well she thought she should be first, the couple second, and my parents third. Whatever. It is what it is.

So she then asked about the weekend we're going. We're like it's my birthday weekend and it has one bedroom. She asked did it have a pull out sofa or anything. I said I think it does, but I wouldn't feel right about putting her on it. She got pissy and said um you'd be on it and I'd be in the master. Told her didn't matter she wasn't invading my birthday weekend. She got even more upset. Then asked if there was wifi. I said not sure why? Well if I come at any point I need internet to keep me entertained if you go out or go to the pool or beach.

So wait you're mad we haven't invited you but if you come you're staying inside and playing on the iPad. Yep.

Then I was asked could I get one for two weeks and let her have it a week by herself. Well no that's not how it works I have to be there. Then it was it's not fair you can't get the big one during the summer because your son is not school age. I should get it because I never have and she be able to have it for a month. She would be willing to occupy it. I thought she was kidding. Nope dead damn serious.

Then it was she needed to know who to talk to she could offer up a better schedule so it was fair to everyone. Told her she'd do no such thing. Then it was unfair that I get a perk when I do nothing to really contribute to this world. Just build buildings. Her job as a teacher for history that was totally more important and she deserves the condo more. If Hillary or Bernie was president they could've made it happen. Just on and on. Finally I told her I needed to go to bed. Then asked who built this house you're in a history student or a contractor. With that I got a huge FU.