So for context I (32m) am a big New Jersey Devils fan, They are coming to play a game in my hometown in the next couple weeks. I have been planning on buying myself, my GF and my friend all tickets so we could go together. I was even considering splurging on some lower bowl tickets because they only play here once this year. It’s important to note that my mom knows this and that I’ve been planning to do this for some time.
This last weekend my dog passed away (R.I.P. Jack)
In an effort to be nice my mom decided that for a Christmas gift for everyone she got tickets to the game for herself, me, my gf, my two younger brothers and one of their GF’s. She just went ahead and bought these tickets without telling me beforehand as a “surprise”.
She let me know last night that she bought these tickets.
She knew that I have been planning on getting tickets. And I’m so annoyed that she hijacked plans I had for myself gf and friend and now made this a family time thing.
I do not know how to approach this with her.
There are no tickets available on our row for my friend to join.
I brought up the friend thing and feel gaslit
How that went when I brought it up.
Me- “Sweet! They are great!
I was planning to get tickets with Dewey and he’s already pretty excited about it- do you know if the rest of the row was open?”
Mom- “I was going to get him one but could couldn’t swing it. I think he could get one near us I can look”
Me- “I love you so much but we should’ve planned this together”
Mom- “I wanted to surprise you but that didn’t go as planned, And wanted to do something we could enjoy as a family”
I feel so bad for being upset about this. And don’t know how to talk this through with her.
Nah
She tried to do something nice and you aren’t all the way on board
It’s okay. It also more of a group gift form her
You could ask her to sell your tickets and you get your own or just move on or he can get a seat nearby