You know that one family who’s like, so functional it almost veers into dysfunction?

Today we’ve got a tale that smacks of that.

This woman is wondering if there was some way to avoid the drama over a family graduation.

Read on to decide for yourself.

AITA for not attending my boyfriend’s sister’s graduation?

My boyfriend and I have been together for a year and a half.

I’ve only met his little sister once last Christmas, and we’re not close.

She’s graduating soon, and his family planned a week-long series of events.

Neither my high school nor college graduations consisted of more than a boring afternoon ceremony.

Maybe a little more would have been nice, but a week sounds exhausting.

I’ve been under a lot of stress lately (including health issues and exam prep that will be done the week prior), and I just don’t have the energy for a full week of socializing.

On top of that, it’s a 10 hour drive down, and I’d need to spend around $400 on cat sitting while I’m gone.

Think of the cats!

I offered to come the weekend after to celebrate, but my boyfriend says because I’m missing the ceremony, I’m choosing work over family, is incredibly disappointed, and says he expects me there because she’s my future sister-in-law and family is important.

They’re much more tight knit of a family than mine, and, maybe it’s the way I was raised, but I don’t think I’m all that important to their day, and even if not, I was hoping to join their celebrations when I can fly down there and get a friend to watch my cats (they offered for a few days, not whole week).

If that’s an [insensitive] move, then I will bite the bullet and go, I guess.

AITA for saying no to the full week?

Let’s see what the comments say:

I mean seriously, a WHOLE WEEK?

How would she even know the difference?

Watch those flags, now.

I’m gonna guess this family is also wealthy.

Otherwise they’d be in touch with the fact that just taking a week off work and paying for travel/pet-sitting/etc is not something most people can up and do.

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