Ok so my boyfriend and I have been together 2.5 years. Our parents have only met one time before and that was last year. His mom will be coming to town for her birthday - along with his father and siblings to celebrate. My family lives about 40 mins away. They will be staying for a weekend, and my mother has been pressuring me very hard to get her and my father to see them. My boyfriend (the planner of this) had said that for the birthday dinners planned, we will just do us since they don’t know each other well but my family can join at some other time during the weekend. I think my mother is a little offended by that and doesn’t want to be “an afterthought.” I feel uncomfortable asking again if/when my parents can come join because it’s obviously not my thing to plan - I’m just along for the ride and don’t want to hijack plans or intrude. But my mother is very adamant and becoming increasingly upset and it’s really causing me a ton of angst. Who is in the wrong here? Would it be weird if they were in town for a weekend to celebrate, including me, but never saw my family? Is my boyfriend being a little exclusive? Or is my mom being overbearing? Needing advice on how to handle this as I feel a huge mix of emotions and stress.
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